# Windows SmartScreen Bypass Flaw Exploited to Drop DarkGate RAT

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/windows-smartscreen-bypass-flaw-exploited-to-drop-darkgate-rat-2/
- Published: 2024-03-22T09:30:48-05:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

Image credit: David Chapman via Alamy Stock Photo. Article by Elizabeth Montalbano. Dark Reading – March 14, 2024. DarkGate malware operators have been exploiting a now-patched Windows SmartScreen bypass flaw through a phishing campaign that distributes fake Microsoft software installers to propagate the malicious code. Trend Micro researchers, among others, discovered a then zero-day Internet Shortcut Files security feature bypass […] Click here to view original web page at www.darkreading.com Curated by John Wysocki See Full Bio