Here is a summary of the original Petri article on the Windows 11 'inetpub' folder security risk:
What happened?
After the April 2025 Patch Tuesday update, a new "inetpub" folder started appearing on Windows 10 and 11 machines.
Microsoft created this folder to help patch a bug (CVE-2025-21204)...
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The inetpub folder has recently become the center of an intriguing and somewhat ironic security controversy in Windows 11, particularly after the April 2025 cumulative update. This seemingly innocuous and empty system folder, traditionally associated with Microsoft's Internet Information...
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