It should be noted that WSH (Windows Script Host) installs by default with
IE 5 and IIS, so I'd say that a whole lot of people have WSH installed and
aren't even aqware of it.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Gary
> Sent: Friday, May 05, 2000 4:42 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Don't forget .js extensions!
>
>
> Let me see I can explain this properly.
>
> the .vbs an .js file are only executable if your window 98 or
> window 95 had
> the WSH(window scripting host) engine install. (NT also had a copy of this
> scripting engine)
>
> Microsoft had develop this scripting engine to save the work of
> administrator and scheduling jobs easily under window environment. It is
> kind of like the .bat under dos.
>
> Your can write simple script once and distribute to any of your
> user in the
> same network to make connection to your server OR you can create a simple
> script to do a backup OR ... the possibility is endless nightly.
>
> and now if you are smart enough like the virus creator you can write a
> script to extract data from most of the window application and
> transfer to a
> database.
>
> if you surf to the Microsoft web site do a search on WSH, you
> should be able
> to get more information.
>
> Hope this help!
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Friday, May 05, 2000 2:01 PM
> Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Don't forget .js extensions!
>
>
> > Are you sure about that? I would think that a JavaScript
> program wouldn't
> be able to either reproduce or do much damage. JavaScript has heavy
> security built into it, unlike VBS which is essentially a
> free-for-all like
> EXE files.
> > -Scott
> >
> >
> > ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> > From: "Mark L. Holman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Date: Fri, 5 May 2000 15:25:56 -0500
> >
> > There has been some discussion of rules for filtering out .vbs files.
> Don't
> > forget that .js files are also associated with the Windows
> Scripting Host,
> > and they need to be filtered also. After all, the LoveBug .vbs code was
> > written in VBScript, and it would not be difficult to replicate
> the virus
> in
> > JavaScript.
> >
> > Mark L. Holman
> > Director, Systems Integration
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