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A 4:10 here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJ48nT8ciH4

Guy shows a tool turning an .exe payload + a decoy .txt to a .lnk and it bypasses windows smartscreen.

Any idea how its done? Should be any easy thing. Idk if anyone can link a blog talking about the technique...
Lots of variations to the same concept.
https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=6234592

Check that thread.
(May 31, 2023 05:15 PM)Morphism Wrote:  A 4:10 here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJ48nT8ciH4

Guy shows a tool turning an .exe payload + a decoy .txt to a .lnk and it bypasses windows smartscreen.

Any idea how its done? Should be any easy thing. Idk if anyone can link a blog talking about the technique...

Didnt see the video, but its done most likely in powershell


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