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BleepingComputer published a story that a one-liner hidden inside a Windows shortcut file, a ZIP archive, batch files, or various other vectors can be used to trigger hard drive errors that corrupt the file system index instantly.





Windows 10 bug corrupts your hard drive on seeing this file's icon

An unpatched zero-day in Microsoft Windows 10 allows attackers to corrupt an NTFS-formatted hard drive with a one-line command. In multiple tests by BleepingComputer, this one-liner can be delivered hidden inside a Windows shortcut file, a ZIP archive, batch files, or various other vectors to trigger hard drive errors that corrupt the filesystem index instantly.



Windows 10 bug corrupts your hard drive on seeing this file's icon