Does Windows 8 include the Windows Help program (WinHlp32.exe)?
- by amiregelz
In 2011, Symantec reported on the use of the Windows Help File (.hlp) extension as an attack vector in targeted attacks.
The functionality of the help file permits a call to the Windows API
which, in turn, permits shell code execution and the installation of
malicious payload files. This functionality is not an exploit, but
there by…