A legacy Windows scripting utility tied to Internet Explorer is still being used in modern malware campaigns, researchers say ...

Attackers are increasingly abusing Microsoft’s legacy MSHTA utility to silently deliver malware, stealers, and persistent ...

This is the collection of the Javascript / JScript extensions and standalone scripts. It consists of the original scripts by myself and other authors with proper credits. Years ago I invented a simple ...

Malicious scripts are an important computer infection threat vector. Our analysis reveals that the two most prevalent types of malicious scripts include JavaScript and VBScript. The percentage of ...

If you are setting up a new PC with Windows 11 version 24H2 (2024 Update) or later, developers may not find the VBScript installed after installation, as Microsoft does not install it by default now.

Threat actors have used generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) to write malicious code in the wild to spread an open source remote access Trojan (RAT). It's one of the first observed examples of ...

Microsoft is deprecating VBScript in favor of "more advanced" alternatives like JavaScript and PowerShell. The company today (May 30) detailed how the phase-out will occur in three stages, the final ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Microsoft has confirmed plans to pull the plug on VBScript in the second half of 2024 in a move ...

Microsoft has announced that it plans to discontinue VBScript in the second half of 2024 by turning it into an on-demand feature before eventually removing it completely. Windows has several on-demand ...