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ViperSoftX malware covertly runs PowerShell using AutoIT scripting

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 ...
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AutoIt Increasingly Employed by Malware Developers

AutoIt, the BASIC-like automation language for Windows programmers, is becoming a favored tool among malware developers for the same reasons it attracts legitimate users: it’s free, flexible and easy ...
Bleeping Computer

Purple Fox malware distributed via malicious Telegram installers

A malicious Telegram for Desktop installer distributes the Purple Fox malware to install further malicious payloads on infected devices. The installer is a compiled AutoIt script named "Telegram ...
TechRadar

Malicious Telegram installers are distributing malware

Experts have warned users to beware a malware downloader pretending to be an installer for popular communications platform Telegram. According to cybersecurity researchers Minerva Labs, someone is ...