Advertisement
Top
New ransomware abuses Windows PowerShell, Word document macros

New ransomware abuses Windows PowerShell, Word document macros

March 28, 2016

A new ransomware program written in Windows PowerShell is being used in attacks against enterprises, including health care organizations, researchers warn.

PowerShell is a task automation and configuration management framework that’s included in Windows and is commonly used by systems administrators. It has its own powerful scripting language that has been used to create sophisticated malware in the past.

Read More on Info World