AutoIt is a scripting language for automating Windows interface interactions. The number of malware samples coded in AutoIt has recently peaked at more than 20,000 per month. One particularly sophisticated piece of AutoIt-based malware discovered recently was a version of the DarkComet RAT. The use of scripting languages to develop sophisticated malware is not a widespread practice, an analyst says. As scripting languages like AutoIt continue to gain popularity, more malware developers are expected to migrate toward them, he says.”]