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DFIREmerging1 sourceSep 14, 2026 · 11:20via Windows IR

LNK Metadata

Brief

I ran across this Ctrl-Alt-Intel blog post today, which discusses RustGate v2, and noticed that for all of what was addressed in the blog, there wasn't a great deal of content regarding the delivery method, the LNK file itself. Figure 1 illustrates what the blog states regarding LNK file metadata, beyond the embedded command line.

Figure 1: Blog excerpt

Okay, but what else can we see from the LNK structure itself? What other IOCs or intelligence can we derive from the file?

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