Security The Government warns about a serious security problem in Windows: this is how you can solve it
Windows has a new and serious flaw
that has been discovered by a researcher specialized in Windows security: if you access a specific folder, you lock your computer and it crashes every time you try to start it again.
According to BleepingComputer, it is a relatively new failure, as it has been discovered in the
latest versions of Windows 10,
but given its severity, many experts have echoed it.
Its operation is simple: if you enter
a specific address in the search bar
of a Windows window, the computer enters a loop that it cannot solve.
The line of code would be the following:
\\. \ globalroot \ device \ condrv \ kernelconnect
Avoiding this problem is very easy: as much as
not accessing that part of the Windows kernel
.
But given how the world of viruses, security and undesirable hackers works today, it is possible that a malicious user could trick another into accessing that directory without knowing what the consequences are.
Camouflaging a link with the address is extremely easy
today and could be sent by email, causing serious problems.
The researchers also warn that the mere fact of downloading a file that contains this shortcut, without ever opening it, can cause the computer to stop working and enter a loop without solution.
At the moment,
there is no solution to this problem
and, according to Microsoft, they "will investigate the cause of this security flaw and will give more information about the affected devices as soon as possible."
As we always recommend, if you have any questions about a file that comes to us by mail, it is best
not to download it and make sure whoever sends it to us
is a reliable contact that has not been impersonated.
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