The real vulnerability is not JavaScript/JScript, its Windows Script Host. We can disable WSH, but this comes with a small risk — there may be software that uses it on any given Windows machine.

With each new Windows OS release, the command prompt gets further away from the user. Oracle still ships most of its main server utilities as command-line utility programs, so it's becoming ...

These registry settings only apply to the Windows Firewall included with Windows XP. Other, third-party firewalls may have their own registry settings you can adjust.

Windows XP comes with Windows Script Host 5.6, which, like its predecessor, includes the SendKeys method.