Security
When WSH was released with Windows 98, it was a godsend for Windows administrators who wanted the same automation capabilities as their UNIX brethren. At the same time, virus writers quickly discovered that WSH also opened up a large attack vector against Windows systems.
Almost anything on a Windows system can be automated and controlled by using WSH, which is an advantage for administrators. However, WSH doesn’t provide any security in script execution. If given a script, WSH runs it. Where the script comes from or its purpose doesn’t matter. With this behavior, WSH became known more as a security vulnerability than an automation tool.
Execution Policies
Because of past criticisms of WSH’s security, when the PowerShell team set out ...
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