Microsoft disables the ms-appinstaller protocol because it was abused to spread malware

Microsoft temporarily disabled the ms-appinstaller protocol for MSIX because it was abused by malware, such as Emotet. Microsoft announced to have temporarily disabled the ms-appinstaller protocol for MSIX because it was abused by malware, such as Emotet. In December, Microsoft addressed a vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-43890, in AppX installer that affects Microsoft Windows which is under active exploitation. “We have […]

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