Windows 11 24H2 replaces the outdated JScript engine with safer, modern JScript9Legacy to boost security and compatibility.

Microsoft announced that it has replaced the default scripting engine JScript with the newer and more secure JScript9Legacy ...

As Neowin points out, Windows has been vulnerable to exploits leveraged by this scripting engine in the past - there was a ...

Microsoft officially retired JScript years ago, along with proper support for the original Internet Explorer browser. However ...

A new FileFix attack allows executing malicious scripts while bypassing the Mark of the Web (MoTW) protection in Windows by ...

For windows system administrators, what are your thoughts on JScript? I am not too interested in learning Powershell, and I would like to transition into a scripting language that is a little more ...

As part of the October 2020 Patch Tuesday security updates, Microsoft has added a new option to Windows to let system administrators disable the JScript component inside Internet Explorer. The ...

Starting with Windows 11 version 24H2, the JScript9Legacy engine will be enabled by default for all scripting processes that previously used the classic ...

How to isolate VBS or JScript malware with Visual Studio ESET has seen a rise in malware developed using scripting languages. We can understand the threats better by isolating them in a dynamic ...

If you’re using Windows Script Files instead of straight VBScript or JScript files for your scripts, you may be wondering if the Script Encoder can handle the Windows Script File format.