QBot malware has been a persistent threat to Windows devices for some time now, and the new phishing campaign using Windows Script Files (WSF) is making it easier than ever to infect these devices.
Email attachments are probably the most common mechanism for infecting a Windows computer. As potential victims get wise to the tried and true infection schemes, bad guys have a relatively new wrinkle ...
QBot malware is now distributed in phishing campaigns utilizing PDFs and Windows Script Files (WSF) to infect Windows devices. Qbot (aka QakBot) is a former banking trojan that evolved into malware ...
With the 100th release of TrickBot, the malware came equipped with new and advanced evasive capabilities. One such capability is its use of an obfuscated batch script launcher to jumpstart malicious ...
If you had a virus-type script file that was removed from your hard disk by your antivirus software but is now seeing this message: "Cannot find script file C:\windows\system32\FaAntivirus.vbs" it may ...
Attackers frequently send malicious JavaScript files through bogus emails. It's easy to block these files from reaching a hapless user. Here's how. There have been several recent reports of fake ...
Starting Feb. 13, Google will no longer allow JavaScript attachments on its Gmail service, killing one of the main methods of malware distribution over the past two years. Users will no longer be able ...
Threat actors distributing Raspberry Robin now use Windows Script Files (WSF) to spread the worm alongside other methods, such as USB drives. HP Threat Research identified new campaigns starting in ...
Windows Script Host provides scripting abilities like batch files but includes many more features. It can be used manually by a user as well as created by the operating system to automate the flow of ...