>>You mean like the "ILOVEYOU" thing? One way to deal with that would be to delete wscript.exe and cscript.exe. You'd still have all the COM functionality available from within a program. I don't particularly like that solution, however.
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>>The only thing scripting does is potentially make it easier to wreak havoc. You could even use a DOS batch file to cause a lot of problems. I don't consider this any more dangerous than that.
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>That's true. While studying the virus problem a few years ago I made a DOS batch virus.

It's not very hard, is it? The really "bad" ones were those that drove a wedge in COMMAND.COM. Very dangerous. I ran across one of those bad boys a few years back. OTOH, I admired the technical expertise of the person that created it. OTO, I despised him/her for using that expertise in a destructive manner.

I've always looked at keeping a computer virus free a matter of using a little care and taking a measure of personal responsibility. The "ILOVEYOU" thing never would've reached the proportions it did if folks had simply been aware and taken responsibility for what they were doing. Admittedly, this isn't 100% of the cases, especially when viruses have been spread inadvertantly by reputable shrink wrapped software manufacturer. However, it would be effective in dealing with these problems with the WSH.