Petrus Lundqvist wrote:
>
> > BTW, those annoying viruses (or better worms) are all VBScript-based,
> > and not JavaScript-based what might be an additional point for not using
> > VBScript but JS.
>
> Viruses can be written in any language. If someone writes an attachment in
> Perl and emails it to your Linux box and you run it (as root) and it erases
> your hard drive, would you write posts in a newsgroup suggesting that Perl
> is inferior because it can be used for virus writing?
>
> The fact is that Windows Scripting Host runs both VBScript *AND* JavaScript
> scripts so if you want to blame something, blame the user who clicked on the
> attachment, blame Windows Scripting Host for not giving enough warnings
> about the runnable script but don't blame the language.
>
> I assume you also don't code in C/C++ because viruses have been made in
> those languages?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Peppe
The true blame belongs a) the person mean spirited or vindictive enough
to write virues, Trogan Horses, or worm to start with. (They should
sever a minimum prison term of not less than 50 years at hard labor).
b) and the designers of the languages, VBS, Javascript, Java, Active-X,
Html, DHTML, whatever; to make it easy enough to do such. Any code
capable of causing destruction should be protected against, with all
measures possible.
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