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<blockquote data-quote="Andy Ful" data-source="post: 923802" data-attributes="member: 32260"><p>Yes, it is possible. But, very improbable in the home environment. </p><p>Replacing the shortcut on the desktop is not an attack method, but obtaining the persistence of an already successful attack (via another method). So first, the malware has to break the H_C settings in another way.</p><p>This method of obtaining persistence was seen in the wild (very rarely). But, the initial malware was a macro-weaponized document that could be easily stopped by H_C settings. For example:</p><p><a href="https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/18/g/malicious-macro-hijacks-desktop-shortcuts-to-deliver-backdoor.html" target="_blank">Malicious Macro Hijacks Desktop Shortcuts (trendmicro.com)</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy Ful, post: 923802, member: 32260"] Yes, it is possible. But, very improbable in the home environment. Replacing the shortcut on the desktop is not an attack method, but obtaining the persistence of an already successful attack (via another method). So first, the malware has to break the H_C settings in another way. This method of obtaining persistence was seen in the wild (very rarely). But, the initial malware was a macro-weaponized document that could be easily stopped by H_C settings. For example: [URL='https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/18/g/malicious-macro-hijacks-desktop-shortcuts-to-deliver-backdoor.html']Malicious Macro Hijacks Desktop Shortcuts (trendmicro.com)[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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