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6 Task Scheduler and PowerShell automations I use that make Windows maintain itself

I have a terrible memory, which is why I think Windows Task Scheduler doesn’t get enough recognition for remembering to run tasks for me. Since it can call on all sorts of programs – including the ...
How-To Geek on MSN

I stopped paying for focus apps after building this Windows PowerShell script

Turns out Windows already gives you all the tools you need to block distracting apps and websites—you just have to put them together.
Infosecurity Magazine

Vibe-Coded Malware Caught in Active Directory Attack

A threat actor has been caught using AI-generated malware in a real network intrusion, deploying a PowerShell script that an ...
Tech Times on MSN

Iranian Spies Now Use AI Lures, Telegram C2, and a Backdoor That Survives Password Resets

APT42 phishing campaign SpearSpecter now deploys AI-generated lures and controls its TAMECAT backdoor through Telegram — and ...
HackerNoon

The Power of Primes and How to Harness It

This makes primes pretty rare. Prime numbers are particularly useful in programming, but it's not always obvious why or how.
Dark Reading

ClickFix's Mushrooming Ecosystem Demands New Defense Tactics

The attack vector is available for rent at scale, and evades AV and EDR, leaving YARA analysis as the best detection option.
SecurityWeek

Windows Bind Link Attacks Can Hide Malware From EDR Tools

Bitdefender researchers show how Windows bind links can create conflicting filesystem views to hide malware from endpoint ...

'The bots are alive!' Jailbroken Gemini spun up new C2 server for Russian fraudster in just 6 minutes

EXCLUSIVE A jailbroken Google Gemini did 90 percent of the work in a credential- and cryptocurrency-stealing spree, including ...
Tech Times

Defender Zero-Day Patched 29 Days After Public Exploit Exposed Millions of PCs

Windows Defender zero-day CVE-2026-50656 — known as RoguePlanet — has been patched by Microsoft 29 days after researcher ...