Microsoft Scripting Engines

is an Internet Explorer fix which updates the scripting engines for VBScript and JScript.

Operating system

Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/Windows 10/11

File size

739 KB

License

Freeware

Last updated

Jan 9, 2025

233 downloads·424 page views

Overview

What is Microsoft Scripting Engines?

is an Internet Explorer fix which updates the scripting engines for VBScript and JScript.

In depth

A closer look at Microsoft Scripting Engines

The update includes a fix for the "Window.External" JScript Vulnerability Issue. When Internet Explorer encounters a Web page that uses a JScript script, Internet Explorer could close unexpectedly. This problem does not occur accidently on Web pages, but rather must be intentionally created by a Web site administrator with malicious intent. A skilled hacker could use such a script message to run arbitrary code on your computer.

Verdict

Should you download Microsoft Scripting Engines?

Microsoft Scripting Engines runs on Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/Windows 10/11 and is available under the Freeware license — the installer is 739 KB. We’ve catalogued it under Browsers.

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