JavaScript and VBScript files executing PowerShell commands SmokeLoader malware for command-and-control (C2) communication These techniques facilitate unauthorized access, payload execution and ...

Cybercriminals are using a wider-than-ever range of malicious documents to spread malware and gain initial access to target systems, according to HP Wolf Security. Alex Holland, principal threat ...

What is replacing VBScript? Python, JavaScript, PowerShell, Batch, and Visual Basic are considered the most popular alternatives and competitors to VBScript.

Initially it was called as JSCmd.wsf in far March 2009 and it could execute any (or almost any) javascript code reading it from command line or STDIN. I did all my best to make it easy in use and ...

News Microsoft Axing VBScript in Favor of JavaScript/PowerShell: Here's the Timeline By David Ramel 05/30/2024 Microsoft is deprecating VBScript in favor of "more advanced" alternatives like ...

VBScript was included by default in every desktop version of Microsoft Windows since Windows 98, in Windows Server starting with the Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack, and with Windows CE.

No time frame is given, however those still using VBScript have been warned to migrate to PowerShell or JavaScript, and doing so sooner rather than later will prevent problems later on down the line.

VBScript's shuffle to the grave should not come as a huge surprise. The technology is decades old and has largely been superseded by other scripting languages, although there is likely to be plenty of ...

Microsoft on Wednesday outlined its plans to deprecate Visual Basic Script (VBScript) in the second half of 2024 in favor of more advanced alternatives such as JavaScript and PowerShell. "Technology ...

Microsoft announced today that it will start deprecating VBScript in the second half of 2024 by making it an on-demand feature until it's completely removed. Features on Demand (FODs) are optional ...

A new elaborate attack campaign has been observed employing PowerShell and VBScript malware to infect Windows systems and harvest sensitive information. Cybersecurity company Securonix, which dubbed ...