Windows shortcut launches a script downloader

LNK_SCRIPT_DOWNLOADER

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critical LNK_SCRIPT_DOWNLOADER

What it means

Shell Link arguments launch a script host/LOLBin and retrieve a remote payload.

Why it fires

The scanner parses LNK StringData and UTF-16 ExtraData, then requires both an interpreter/LOLBin and a URL or download primitive.

Other Script heuristics

SCRIPT_WSH_OBFUSCATED WINDOWS_PS_ADDTYPE_WINAPI_TAMPER LNK_POWERSHELL_BIGINT_NETWORK_ENDPOINT WINDOWS_PS_SCREENSHOT_UPLOAD_EXFIL WINDOWS_SCRIPT_CERTUTIL_RUNDLL_CHAIN SCRIPT_WSH_STREAM_WRITE_RUN_CHAIN WINDOWS_SCHEDULED_TASK_SCRIPT_EXEC WINDOWS_SCRIPT_BASE64_BINARY_DROPPER MACOS_ZSH_LOADER SCRIPT_HEAVY_STRING_DECODER_OBFUSCATION SCRIPT_WSH_MASQUERADE LNK_HIDDEN_SCRIPT_EXEC