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Update · 04:29 pm AEST · 19 August 2026

Microsoft starts removing WMIC tool used by cybercriminals
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Microsoft removed the Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line tool from Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2 builds, BleepingComputer reports.

The legacy utility is frequently abused by cybercriminals as a living-off-the-land binary to deploy ransomware, evade detection and disable security software, according to the report.

Microsoft starts removing WMIC tool used by cybercriminals Microsoft announced that it removed the Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line (WMIC) tool from Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2, as well as from Windows 11 beta builds released this week. bleepingcomputer.com
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