Windows Shortcut
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* [http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd871305.aspx MSDN: Shell Link (.LNK) Binary File Format] | * [http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd871305.aspx MSDN: Shell Link (.LNK) Binary File Format] | ||
* LNK Parsing: You're Doing It Wrong: [http://blog.0x01000000.org/2010/08/10/lnk-parsing-youre-doing-it-wrong-i/ part 1], [http://blog.0x01000000.org/2010/08/13/lnk-parsing-youre-doing-it-wrong-ii/ part 2] | * LNK Parsing: You're Doing It Wrong: [http://blog.0x01000000.org/2010/08/10/lnk-parsing-youre-doing-it-wrong-i/ part 1], [http://blog.0x01000000.org/2010/08/13/lnk-parsing-youre-doing-it-wrong-ii/ part 2] | ||
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[[Category:Microsoft]] | [[Category:Microsoft]] | ||
[[Category:Windows]] | [[Category:Windows]] | ||
Revision as of 21:58, 13 April 2023
A Windows Shortcut (also known as LNK or Microsoft Shell Link) is a Microsoft Windows file providing a link to a local file, and storing some metadata about it.
Software
Links
- Documentation in Forensics Wiki
- MSDN: Shell Link (.LNK) Binary File Format
- LNK Parsing: You're Doing It Wrong: part 1, part 2
