A Windows task scheduler API function does not check permissions – so any potential local bad actor can alter them to gain elevated privileges. A zero-day flaw recently disclosed in Microsoft’s ...

More malware is using Windows Task Scheduler to do its dirty work. Here's how to mitigate this surprising attack vector Malware authors have been using the Windows Task Scheduler (or AT.exe jobs) to ...

0patch has released an interim micropatch for the dangerous LPE bug from SandboxEscaper, while we wait for Microsoft’s official patch. The local privilege-escalation (LPE) zero-day bug in Microsoft ...

In 2016, Microsoft announced an AI-powered bot called Calendar.help. Since then, the bot, which uses Cortana to help users schedule meetings, entered private preview. It looks like Microsoft is about ...

Microsoft's Task Scheduler runs as a system service under Microsoft Windows. As its name suggests, the Task Scheduler automates launching an application at specific times and opening a designated file ...

Task Scheduler is a tool that allows you to create and automate routine tasks on a Windows 11/10 computer. The native tool is mainly used to run any monitoring tools, and for maintenance tasks such as ...