Glossary: Modern Vulnerabilities, Malware and Physical Attacks

PowerShell

Also written: powershell.exe, -NoProfile, -WindowStyle Hidden

The scripting shell built into Windows and a favorite tool of fileless malware. The -NoProfile and -WindowStyle Hidden options skip user settings and hide the window.

Where the book teaches it

Chapter 4: Malware, part 2: viruses, rootkits, keyloggers, logic bombs and fileless malware
Chapter 6: What's next

Related terms

Fileless malware PowerShell -EncodedCommand PowerShell script block logging