Windows 10 Beware of Custom themes

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Jimmy Bayne with a Publication on Twitter announced a gap in their theme settings Windows 10 which can allow malicious users to steal your credentials.

How; by creating a theme they can realize a “Pass-the-Hash”.

The ability to install themes from other sources allows the malicious themes that, when opened, redirect users to a page that asks them to enter their credentials.

The επιτρέπουν στους χρήστες να αλλάζουν θέματα, από τις Ρυθμίσεις – Εξατομίκευση κάνοντας δεξί κλικ στο τρέχον ενεργό θέμα. Μετά επιλέγετε “Αποθήκευση θέματος για κοινή χρήση”. Αυτό θα δημιουργήσει ένα αρχείο “.deskthemepack” που μπορείτε να μοιραστείτε μέσω email ή όπως αλλιώς θέλετε. Το νέο αρχείο μπορεί να εγκατασταθεί.

Intruders can also create a ".theme" file where the default wallpaper setting leads to a malicious site that requires authentication. There unsuspecting users give their credentials, which are sent with NTLM encryption to the site. The passwords are then read using a special decryption software.

The researcher mentioned a way of protection for these attacks. Extensions such as ".theme", ".themepack" and ".desktopthemepackfile" should be disabled.

Bayne says the findings were reported to the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC). However, the error was not corrected because it was "design-specific". It is not known if the company intends to fix the error after this revelation or if it changes the file structure for the topics to prevent redirects to sites that require authentication.

Considering that most users are logged into their accounts with a Microsoft account in Windows 10, stealing credentials puts a lot of user data at risk - such as email, OneDrive or even Azure data.

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