7-Zip’s default configuration allows files extracted from internet-delivered archives to shed the Mark of the Web (MotW), meaning Windows SmartScreen never runs its reputation check and unsigned payloads can execute without a “Windows protected your PC” warning. That behavior, long treated as a red-team trick, is now formally recognized and tracked in multiple 7-Zip vulnerabilities, […] The post 7-Zip Default Setting Lets Extracted Files Bypass Windows SmartScreen appeared first on GBHackers Security | #1 Globally Trusted Cyber Security News Platform.
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