'This Reveals a Broader Security Problem': Experts Warn a Key Microsoft Legacy Tool Is Still Being Abused to Launch Malware Campaigns
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Cybersecurity experts are warning of a growing abuse of an old tool built into Windows that attackers use to bypass protection and install malware. Although it is an outdated technology, criminals are successfully using it to spread everything from password stealers to advanced tools for long-term system compromise.
Attackers abuse the old Windows tool MSHTA for silent cyberattacks. Bitdefender registers a drastic increase in infections. IT security analysts register a drastic increase in cyberattacks since the beginning of the year, which exploit a decade-old component of the Windows operating system. The attackers focus on the MSHTA (Microsoft HTML Application Host) utility. Cybercriminals abuse the legitimate Microsoft digitally signed tool as a so-calle…
Hackers Abuse MSHTA Legacy Windows Tool to Deliver LummaStealer and Amatera Malware
Hackers are exploiting a decades-old Windows tool to deliver dangerous malware onto unsuspecting systems, with consequences ranging from stolen passwords to full system compromise. The tool is MSHTA, short for Microsoft HTML Application Host, a built-in Windows utility that can run scripts from local files and remote internet locations. Attackers have been using it to deliver some of today’s most harmful malware, including LummaStealer and Amate…
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