Fake MAS Windows activation domain used to spread PowerShell malware

A typosquatted domain impersonating the Microsoft Activation Scripts (MAS) tool was used to distribute malicious PowerShell ...

‘Users Must Choose’—Microsoft Confirms New Windows Security Feature

Microsoft has made security changes to one of the most popular tools bundled with Windows installations, and now users must ...
Bleeping Computer

Windows PowerShell now warns when running Invoke-WebRequest scripts

Microsoft says Windows PowerShell now warns when running scripts that use the Invoke-WebRequest cmdlet to download web content, aiming to prevent potentially risky code from executing. As Microsoft ...
Entrepreneur

Microsoft Windows PowerShell Can Help Streamline Your Systems Administration

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Neowin

KB5053484: Microsoft shares new PowerShell script for updated Windows 11/10 boot media0 0

Back in February of 2024, Microsoft announced that it was rolling out new 2023 Secure Boot Certificate Authority (CA) or keys that would replace the previous one from 2011 when Windows 8 was around ...
Redmond Magazine

Automate Using Windows PowerShell

IT pros these days tend to wear many hats and handle seemingly random tasks on a daily basis. At any given time, you may find yourself dealing with an angry user about an Outlook problem, while ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Microsoft Axing VBScript in Favor of JavaScript/PowerShell: Here's the Timeline

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 ...