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

Task Scheduler is capable of much more than just running built-in Windows 11 functions. It can also be used to launch third-party apps. For example, in lieu of Disk Cleanup, I can schedule a run using ...
The Hacker News

Alert: Malicious PyPI Package soopsocks Infects 2,653 Systems Before Takedown

Malicious PyPI package soopsocks downloaded 2,653 times before takedown, exfiltrating Windows data to Discord.
GitHub

Tabular Editor 2.27.1 does not execute C# script in DevOps pipeline via PowerShell (-SCRIPT parameter)

After updating to Tabular Editor v2.27.1 (automatically pulled via PowerShell using the latest tag), our Azure DevOps pipeline stopped executing the C# script passed ...
GitHub

A simple set of configuration files and scripts that greatly enhances the default MPV experience. Installation is dead simple with a PowerShell installer script that sets ...

To install for Windows, it's as simple as the steps below. For Linux, you would first need to install PowerShell to run the installer. Afterwards you will have to modify the paths in the config to ...
IEEE

Exploring the Use of Machine Learning to Identify Threats in Powershell Scripts

Abstract: PowerShell is a widely utilized tool by both system administrators and attackers for performing complex management tasks and launching attacks. The detection of malicious scripts poses a ...