On 20/07/2014 2:48 PM, Jeremy Visser wrote: > On 19/07/2014 19:19, Andrew McGlashan wrote: >> On 19/07/2014 10:18 AM, Jason White wrote: >>> Apparently though, Microsoft now have a new shell - windows >>> PowerShell - which is said to compete with Linux and UNIX command >>> line interfaces. >> >> Yes, but it is pushed on to users and powershell scripts can be very >> dangerous ... given exception to run without checking by AV and >> other protections!!!! To me, powershell is another great big >> security problem just wanting to be exploited, which is a real pity >> considering MS has otherwise taken pretty giant strides in the right >> direction on safety and security matters overall in recent times >> (there are other exceptions of course). > > I've read some pretty dumb FUD about Windows in the past, but I think > that takes the cake. > > Do you actually have any logical and well-thought-out reasons for why > PowerShell is a security issue? If so, it may be helpful to state them, > as such a claim requires quite a bit of substantiation.
I did read something, somewhere, but I can't recall enough details to find it. I do recall something about AV not checking the scripts, but again, I can't find that detail now. :( This article, albeit a little oldish now, seems to dispel my fears quite well at this time: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/2008.01.powershell.aspx Cheers A. _______________________________________________ luv-main mailing list [email protected] http://lists.luv.asn.au/listinfo/luv-main
