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Microsoft Set to Retire Grunge-Era VBScript, to Cybercrime's Chagrin

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Oct. 12, 2023, 8:23 p.m. | Tara Seals, Managing Editor, News, Dark Reading

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Popular malware like QakBot and DarkGate rely on VBScript, which dates back to 1996 — but their days are numbered now that Microsoft is finally deprecating the Windows programming. language.

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