Windows Script Host (WSH), is a Microsoft technology that allows for scripting abilities, like batch files, but includes a whole host of features. These scripts can be run directly from the desktop (just double-click on the script), or from a command prompt. They can be run in either the protected-mode Windows-based host wscript.exe, or the real-mode command shell-based host cscript.exe.
A few “HTML malware” seem to be using WSH objects, because of this, those who do not require this feature, tend to disable it. However disabling WSH will prevent you from running any scripts, including VBScript and JScript scripts, which need to be able to use this technology. Also, some software may require this feature to be enabled for the software...