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Bleeping Computer
Microsoft is now testing a cleaner and faster version of Windows Search that should prioritize relevant results over ads and promotional content. [...]
The Hacker News
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of an unpatched issue that could be exploited to disclose a user's NTLMv2 hash to the attacker. Like in the case of CVE-2026-33829, which impacted the Windows Snipping Tool's ms-screensketch: URI handler, the newly flagged issue resides in the search: URI handler, per Huntress. CVE-2026-33829 refers to a spoofing vulnerability that could expose
Bleeping Computer
A new phishing campaign uses HTML attachments that abuse the Windows search protocol (search-ms URI) to push batch files hosted on remote servers that deliver malware. [...]
The Hacker News
A legitimate Windows search feature is being exploited by malicious actors to download arbitrary payloads from remote servers and compromise targeted systems with remote access trojans such as AsyncRAT and Remcos RAT. The novel attack technique, per Trellix, takes advantage of the "search-ms:" URI protocol handler, which offers the ability for applications and HTML links to launch custom local
Bleeping Computer
A new ransomware family named 'Mimic' has been spotted in the wild abusing the APIs of a legitimate Windows file search tool called 'Everything' to achieve file enumeration. [...]
Bleeping Computer
A new Windows Search zero-day vulnerability can be used to automatically open a search window containing remotely-hosted malware executables simply by launching a Word document. [...]
Bleeping Computer
Microsoft released the KB5120998 preview cumulative update for Windows 11 versions 25H2 and 24H2, which comes with 35 changes, including improvements to the Start menu, taskbar, and Windows search. [...]
Bleeping Computer