Bitdefender security researchers have discovered that attackers continue to exploit Microsoft HTML Application Host (MSHTA), a legacy utility available by default on Windows systems that can execute ...

Mshta.exe is a utility that executes Microsoft HTML Applications (HTA). HTA files have the file extension .hta. HTAs are standalone applications that execute using the same models and technologies of ...

Attackers are increasingly abusing Microsoft’s decades-old MSHTA utility to stealthily deliver stealers, loaders, and persistent malware through phishing, fake software downloads, and LOLBIN-based ...

Cybercriminals frequently exploit outdated operating system tools, misusing them to conceal attacks. The more trustworthy a utility, the better. Bitdefender Labs, for example, has observed the ongoing ...