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Sophos Window Shortcut LNK Tool

TomG

When will the version 1.0.0.0 tool be updated to support the 'PIF' vulnerability as well. I'd like to take care of both issues at the same time if at all possib.e

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    Hi,

    The blog post and the video are correct, version 1.0.0 is designed to prevent attacks coming from external sources and not ones already located on the machine. We had to find the best balance between security and usability (low false positives) and found this to be the best choice.  The idea was to get a tool out there quickly that people can actually use without having extensive technical knowledge.

    Since then Sophos engineering and SophosLabs have been working on further refining this and I hope to release a new version of the tool today or tomorrow with improved protection and fixing some of the install problems people have had.

    Hope this helps,

    Shai Gelbaum

    Product Manager

    :4262
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    Hi,

    The blog post and the video are correct, version 1.0.0 is designed to prevent attacks coming from external sources and not ones already located on the machine. We had to find the best balance between security and usability (low false positives) and found this to be the best choice.  The idea was to get a tool out there quickly that people can actually use without having extensive technical knowledge.

    Since then Sophos engineering and SophosLabs have been working on further refining this and I hope to release a new version of the tool today or tomorrow with improved protection and fixing some of the install problems people have had.

    Hope this helps,

    Shai Gelbaum

    Product Manager

    :4262
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