What is the future of mshta.exe since Internet Explorer is officially ...
May 20, 2021 · I have a lot of applications written as HTA files. When Internet Explorer goes away will I still be able to run these? I like HTA because I get the best of all worlds, using HTML, …
Update query for mshta.exe - Microsoft Q&A
Aug 30, 2020 · Is there an update for the tool mshta.exe when using an HTA file (HTML Application) to allow opening Microsoft Edge instead of Internet Explorer, upon clicking on a …
Applications that can bypass App Control and how to block them
Certain software applications may allow other code to run by design. Unless these applications are business critical, you should block them in your App Control policy. In addition, when an …
Task Scheduler having issues running .hta in Windows 10 …
May 25, 2023 · I defined a task to execute program mshta.exe with an argument of C:\Utils\ScriptomaticV2.2.hta. I had to check off the "Run with highest privileges" since the …
AMSI demonstrations with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Oct 16, 2024 · Applies to: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Plan 2 Microsoft Defender for Business Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Plan 1 Microsoft Defender Antivirus Microsoft Defender for …
Understand App Control script enforcement | Microsoft Learn
App Control script enforcement involves a handshake between an enlightened script host, such as PowerShell, and App Control. However, the script host handles the actual enforcement …
Since 22H2, my MSHTA application cant access file paths over a …
Feb 14, 2023 · I built an internal tool a while back for managing access to VMs. Built with MSHTA for convenience, I knew it was considered deprecated by most and have been expecting …
Migrating from non-Microsoft HIPS to attack surface reduction …
Mar 10, 2025 · Applies to - Mshta Processes - mshta.exe Operation - Process Execution Examples of Files/Folders, Registry Keys/Values, Processes, Services - powershell.exe, …
Fileless threats - Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Apr 24, 2024 · Some malware can have a sort of fileless persistence, but not without using files to operate. An example for this scenario is Kovter, which creates a shell open verb handler in the …
Comprendre l’application des scripts App Control
Oct 1, 2024 · Certains hôtes de script, comme l’hôte d’application HTML Microsoft (mshta.exe), bloquent l’exécution du code si une stratégie UMCI de contrôle d’application est active.