[REBOL] Windows Scripting Host Re:
From: brian:hawley:bigfoot at: 28-Aug-2000 0:58
Russell [rryost--home--com] wrote:
>Does REBOL/core or REBOL/view us the Windows Scripting Host (a feature of
>Win98). I want to disable it to prevent virus infections.
Unfortunately REBOL doesn't support the ActiveScript interface.
No worries there. Take a look at it though, it's more useful than
you might think. Real scripting support for Windows. You can do
things that even /Command can't do, at least until RT adds ActiveX
client support. Uninstalling WSH won't save you, though...
As for viruses, the best way for you to avoid them is to uninstall
any Outlook or Outlook Express applications that you have on your
system. Most email viruses take advantage of the prevalence of the
Outlook programs and its relative lack of security, even after the
recent patches. Any language or program with ActiveX support can
make Outlook do all sorts of stuff, even if you don't ever use it,
not just VBScripts. The only safe thing to do is uninstall Outlook.
Try Eudora. That program can be locked down tight, and after recent
email scares, they increased the security even more. I know, because
I told their developers where to look for file extensions that are
normally associated with unsafe code.
If they missed any you can blame me, I guess (Please don't) :)
Brian Hawley
