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  Windows PowerShell and the “PowerShell Worm”
Time: 18:40 EST/23:40 GMT | News Source: Microsoft | Posted By: Jonathan Tigner

A “PowerShell Worm” has recently been reported by several antivirus companies and some news organizations. There has been some confusion and concern around the classification of this malicious script as a worm as well as questions about the risk.

Windows PowerShell has a number of security features designed to protect users from malicious scripts. In order for the PowerShell Worm to execute and infect a machine, all of these must be disabled. To highlight PowerShell’s security features, I’ll walk through the steps required for the PowerShell Worm to infect a machine.

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