diff --git a/src/core/config/Categories.js b/src/core/config/Categories.js
index 80b2b3a78b..401f6e4f27 100755
--- a/src/core/config/Categories.js
+++ b/src/core/config/Categories.js
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ const Categories = [
             "Encode text",
             "Decode text",
             "Swap endianness",
-            "Micrsoft Script Decoder",
+            "Microsoft Script Decoder",
         ]
     },
     {
diff --git a/src/core/config/OperationConfig.js b/src/core/config/OperationConfig.js
index 08a6310fc5..1410f48580 100755
--- a/src/core/config/OperationConfig.js
+++ b/src/core/config/OperationConfig.js
@@ -521,6 +521,7 @@ const OperationConfig = {
             }
         ]
     },
+
     "To Charcode": {
         description: "Converts text to its unicode character code equivalent.<br><br>e.g. <code>Γειά σου</code> becomes <code>0393 03b5 03b9 03ac 20 03c3 03bf 03c5</code>",
         run: ByteRepr.runToCharcode,
@@ -3205,8 +3206,8 @@ const OperationConfig = {
             }
         ]
     },
-    "Micrsoft Script Decoder": {
-        description: "Decodes Microsoft Encoded Script files that have been encoded with Microsoft's custom encoding.",
+    "Microsoft Script Decoder": {
+        description: "Decodes Microsoft Encoded Script files that have been encoded with Microsoft's custom encoding. These are often VBS (Visual Basic Script) files that are encoded and often renamed &#34;.vbe&#34; extention or JS (JScript) files renamed with &#34;.jse&#34; extention.",
         run: MS.runDecodeScript,
         inputType: "string",
         outputType: "string",
diff --git a/src/core/operations/MS.js b/src/core/operations/MS.js
index 853f1a4249..b382c2340b 100644
--- a/src/core/operations/MS.js
+++ b/src/core/operations/MS.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /**
- * Decodes Microsft Encoded Script files that can be read and executed by cscript.exe/wscript.exe.
+ * Decodes Microsoft Encoded Script files that can be read and executed by cscript.exe/wscript.exe.
  * This is a conversion of a Python script that was originally created by Didier Stevens (https://DidierStevens.com).
  *
  * @author bmwhitn [brian.m.whitney@outlook.com]
@@ -215,17 +215,18 @@ const MS = {
     ],
 
     /**
+     * @private
      * @param {string} data
      * @returns {string}
      */
-    decode: function (data) {
+    _decode: function (data) {
         let result = [];
         let index = -1;
-        data = data.replace(/@&/g, String.fromCharCode(10));
-        data = data.replace(/@#/g, String.fromCharCode(13));
-        data = data.replace(/@\*/g, ">");
-        data = data.replace(/@!/g, "<");
-        data = data.replace(/@\$/g, "@");
+        data = data.replace(/@&/g, String.fromCharCode(10))
+            .replace(/@#/g, String.fromCharCode(13))
+            .replace(/@\*/g, ">")
+            .replace(/@!/g, "<")
+            .replace(/@\$/g, "@");
         for (let i = 0; i < data.length; i++) {
             let byte = data.charCodeAt(i);
             let char = data.charAt(i);
@@ -241,15 +242,17 @@ const MS = {
     },
 
     /**
+     * Microsoft Script Decoder operation
+     *
      * @param {string} input
      * @param {Object[]} args
      * @returns {string}
      */
     runDecodeScript: function (input, args) {
-        let matcher = /#@~\^......==(.+)......==\^#~@/;
+        let matcher = /#@~\^.{6}==(.+).{6}==\^#~@/;
         let encodedData = matcher.exec(input);
         if (encodedData){
-            return MS.decode(encodedData[1]);
+            return MS._decode(encodedData[1]);
         } else {
             return "";
         }
diff --git a/test/tests/operations/MS.js b/test/tests/operations/MS.js
index 184e4bd16f..acf0f08560 100644
--- a/test/tests/operations/MS.js
+++ b/test/tests/operations/MS.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /**
- * CharEnc tests.
+ * MS tests.
  *
- * @author tlwr [toby@toby.codes]
+ * @author bwhitn [brian.m.whitney@outlook.com]
  * @copyright Crown Copyright 2017
  * @license Apache-2.0
  */
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ import TestRegister from "../../TestRegister.js";
 
 TestRegister.addTests([
     {
-        name: "Micrsoft Script Decoder",
-        input: "##@~^DgAAAA==\\ko$K6,JCV^GJqAQAAA==^#~@",
-        expectedOutput: "MsgBox \"Hello\"",
+        name: "Microsoft Script Decoder",
+        input: "#@~^RQAAAA==-mD~sX|:/TP{~J:+dYbxL~@!F@*@!+@*@!&@*eEI@#@&@#@&\x7fjm.raY 214Wv:zms/obI0xEAAA==^#~@",
+        expectedOutput: "var my_msg = \"Testing <1><2><3>!\";\r\n\r\nWScript.Echo(my_msg);",
         recipeConfig: [
             {
-                "op": "Micrsoft Script Decoder",
+                "op": "Microsoft Script Decoder",
                 "args": []
             },
         ],