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 ...
A new PowerShell malware script named 'PowerDrop' has been discovered to be used in attacks targeting the U.S. aerospace defense industry. PowerDrop was discovered by Adlumin, who last month found a ...
An unknown PowerShell backdoor has been discovered alongside a new variant of the Zloader/SilentNight malware, Walmart’s Cyber Intelligence Team has reported. The PowerShell backdoor has been ...
Many GitHub users this week received a novel phishing email warning of critical security holes in their code. Those who clicked the link for details were asked to distinguish themselves from bots by ...
The virus, MSH/Cibyz, targets Windows PowerShell. It was released last week by the RRLF virus group. PowerShell is a command-line shell and task-based scripting technology that provides control and ...
An ongoing malware campaign active throughout 2025 is using malvertising to deliver a sophisticated PowerShell-based framework. According to Cisco Talos researchers, the malware is named “PS1Bot” due ...
IT teams should revisit PowerShell restrictions as an increasingly used click-and-fix technique has users self-serving fake system issues by invoking malicious PowerShell scripts themselves, reducing ...
Attackers are using social engineering to get users to copy, paste, and run malicious scripts — all while thinking they are helping out the IT team. It’s bad enough that crooks foist malware on us for ...