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Microsoft to kill off VBScript in Windows to block malware delivery
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this post was submitted on 11 Oct 2023
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The first hack I ever did was to remove the security add-on my middle school put on our macs so we couldn’t play games. The attack vector was the file APIs in VBScript executed via a word doc. Fun times!
At least you got hardware that wasn't designed for schools.
I don’t think there were any computers designed for K-12 schools at the time. They were PowerMacs, and later, iMacs. They weren’t even set up for multi-user; they were just unlocked all the time.