On systems where "Hide extensions for known file types" is enabled, the user only sees image.jpg . :
: It reaches out to a Command & Control (C2) server using an HTTP request. Who_wants_to_strip_this_babe.rar
: Check HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run for suspicious entries pointing to the extracted script's location. On systems where "Hide extensions for known file
It often utilizes a WindowStyle of 0 when calling WScript.Shell , ensuring no terminal window pops up, making the execution completely invisible to the user. : ensuring no terminal window pops up