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I automated half my PC tasks without learning to code — here’s the tool

Automation should be about teaching your computer to follow easy steps you already know by heart, and not about learning to ...
Threat Post

AutoIt Used in Targeted Attacks to Move RATs

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 ...
Infosecurity-magazine.com

AutoIT makes malware "outrageously easy"

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 ...
Threat Post

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 ...
Ars Technica

AutoIT - Do you guys use it? Post scripts if you have good ones

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 ...
Infosecurity-magazine.com

AutoIT Surges as Malware Component

Back in May 2013 Trend Micro noted that AutoIT was on the rise as a go-to development language for malware, citing its “ridiculously easy” user experience that allows for quick coding. It enables ...