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The icon was the default Windows blank page, but the target path was what made him smirk. C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /c powershell -w hidden -enc aQBlAGwA...

He rewrote the script.

"Classic," Elias whispered. It was trying to call PowerShell in a hidden window, executing a base64 encoded string. It was a script hidden inside a shortcut, disguised as a helpful system update. windows new desktop shortcut

Elias clicked the email open. The body was empty, save for a single attachment: Desktop_Update.lnk . The icon was the default Windows blank page,