{"id":640,"date":"2013-02-27T05:15:19","date_gmt":"2013-02-27T05:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/e-olio.com\/cknow\/cms\/?p=640"},"modified":"2013-05-08T15:23:23","modified_gmt":"2013-05-08T22:23:23","slug":"disable-scripting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cknow.com\/cms\/vtutor\/disable-scripting.html","title":{"rendered":"Disable Scripting"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Windows Scripting Host is used by few but makes many avenues of mischief available to malicious software. Consider removing or deactivating it.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>In order to run VisualBasic Scripts (VBS files) on your computer you must have the Windows Scripting Host (WSH) installed and working on your computer. While scripting allows you to closely integrate some application software, it also allows worms such as LoveLetter<\/a> (as one example) to use your copy of Outlook to send itself to all the people in your address book (and other malicious things!).<\/p>\n

In order to avoid these sorts of attacks it’s often best to just disable the Windows Scripting Host. Most people don’t need\/use it. Following are instructions for removing WHS…<\/p>\n

Windows 2000\/XP<\/h4>\n

WSH is normally installed. In order to stop it from running you have to disassociate the VBS extension with the WSH. Log on as an administrator. Right click “My Computer” on the Desktop or in Windows Explorer. Select “Open.” Click on the “View” menu and select “Options….” Now click on the “File Types” tab. Scroll down to “VBScript Script File” (if not found stop here and cancel out; you don’t have scripting active). Click on the “VBScript Script File” and select “Remove.” Confirm and then quit the File Types application.<\/p>\n

WindowsNT 4.0<\/h4>\n

Basically, you have WSH installed if you’ve installed the IE5 browser or WSH itself. In order to stop it from running you have to disassociate the VBS extension with the WSH. Log on as an administrator. Right click “My Computer” on the Desktop or in Windows Explorer. Select “Open.” Click on the “View” menu and select “Options….” Now click on the “File Types” tab. Scroll down to “VBScript Script File” (if not found stop here and cancel out; you don’t have scripting active). Click on the “VBScript Script File” and select “Remove.” Confirm and then quit the File Types application.<\/p>\n

Windows98<\/h4>\n

Typically, WSH is installed if you choose a standard install of the OS, if you install the IE5 browser, or if you directly install WSH from Microsoft. To turn it off…<\/p>\n