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As we already know that the support for Windows XP SP2 has ended July 13, 2010 yesterday. That means no more updates since that date, although there are gaps that endanger the security. As recently happened, there are security holes on the shortcut link (LNK) that enables active malware (viruses, trojans etc.) only by opening the folder / drive that contains a particular shortcut.
Microsoft has anticipated this by releasing an update to its operating system, from Windows XP to Windows 7. But for Windows XP SP2, have not provided anymore.
For users of Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) is recommended to be updated to SP3 so that there are always updates. But if for some reason windows can not update to SP3 and should continue to use SP2, still there are tips for installing this update LNK.