The big picture: The Windows ecosystem has offered an unparalleled level of backward compatibility for decades. However, Microsoft is now working to remove as many legacy technologies as possible in ...

With the end of Windows 10 looming, Microsoft has reminded hard-pressed admins that other critical technologies are on the endangered list, notably VBScript. While VBScript appears multiple times ...

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.

Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, cyberespionage has played a crucial role in the broader threatscape. Russia-aligned advanced persistent threat (APT) groups have ...

Microsoft apparently accelerates the abolition of VBScript in Windows 11. Instead of planned as originally planned for 2027, the outdated scripting language could already be deactivated in versions ...

HP has intercepted an email campaign comprising a standard malware payload delivered by an AI-generated dropper. The use of gen-AI on the dropper is almost certainly an evolutionary step toward ...

Attackers can hide their attempts to execute malicious code by inserting commands into the machine code stored in memory by the software interpreters used by many programming languages, such as ...

Wscript.exe is an essential Windows file that is responsible for running VBScript or JScript scripts. The file name is often used by cyber attackers to disguise harmful viruses and worms to evade ...

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 ...