AutoIt, a scripting language for automating Windows interface interactions, is increasingly being used by malware developers thanks to its flexibility and low learning curve, according to security ...

IBM’s X-Force Research team reports hackers attacking Brazilian banks are using the Windows scripting tool called AutoIt to reduces the likelihood of antivirus software detection. IBM’s X-Force ...

A new variant of Snake Keylogger is making the rounds, primarily hitting Windows users across Asia and Europe. This strain ...

Researchers at Cisco spotted targeted attacks moving remote access Trojans via the AutoIt administration and scripting tool. Hackers, months ago, revived macros as an attack vector to primarily hide ...

Security firm Trend Micro has seen an uptick in AutoIT-based malware thanks to the fact that it’s an easy-to-learn language that allows for quick development. It enables everything from simple scripts ...

While VBScript is by far the most popular scripting language on the street, it is arguably neither the best nor most capable of the languages out there. I'm going to take a couple of columns here to ...

We use it to automate the installation of a lot of apps that can not easily be installed in an unattended fashion. It works great. Posting the scripts wouldn't be much use since that's all we use it ...