Microsoft has disabled the App Installer protocol handler in its systems by default following its exploitation by malware groups. Known groups such as Storm-0569 and Storm-1674 had been misusing the feature for stealth installation of malware, with the issue becoming more pervasive since mid-November 2023. To prevent further abuse, Microsoft disabled the protocol in the App Installer build 1.21.3421.0.
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When gunfire pelted the Atlanta-based headquarters of the CDC yesterday, hundreds of employees were inside the campus’s buildings. The experience was terrifying. But some of
