AutoIt, a scripting language for automating Windows interface interactions, is increasingly being used by malware developers thanks to its flexibility and low learning curve, according to security ...
Security firm Trend Micro has seen an uptick in AutoIT-based malware thanks to the fact that it’s an easy-to-learn language that allows for quick development. It enables everything from simple scripts ...
Just like almost every Windows user I know, for years I had relied on the same routine of typing, clicking buttons, filling forms, and jumping between apps just to get basic work done. I’ve used ...
IBM’s X-Force Research team reports hackers attacking Brazilian banks are using the Windows scripting tool called AutoIt to reduces the likelihood of antivirus software detection. IBM’s X-Force ...
The latest variants of the ViperSoftX info-stealing malware use the common language runtime (CLR) to load and execute PowerShell commands within AutoIt scripts to evade detection. CLR is a key ...
AutoIT-compiled malware and Dridex trace their roots to as far back as 2008 and 2014, respectively. As malware variants go, therefore, they’ve both had a long history and taken on various forms over ...
While VBScript is by far the most popular scripting language on the street, it is arguably neither the best nor most capable of the languages out there. I'm going to take a couple of columns here to ...