Sophos PLC has made a security tool designed to guard against a security problem with Microsoft Corp. Windows shortcuts originally discovered by VirusBlokAda. Microsoft won't endorse the measure and tells users to cripple shortcuts instead
German manufacturer Siemens AG warned users that removing the Stuxnet worm discovered last week could affect industrial operations. The malicious software is written for supervisory control and data acquisition systems.
Hackers are using Windows shortcut files in conjunction with the Stuxnet malware, according to Microsoft Corp. A Sophos official warns users of USB flash drives