The given JavaScript code defines a series of functions (`systemCheck_191`...

July 3, 2025 at 07:28 AM

function systemCheck_191() {
    var path = "C:\\Windows\\System32";
    var fso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
    var shell = new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell");
    var dummyVar191 = 191;
    try {
        var file = fso.OpenTextFile(path + "\\dummy.txt", 1);
        var content = file.ReadAll();
        file.Close();
    } catch(e) {
        shell.LogEvent(1, "File not found: " + e.message);
    }
    return dummyVar191;
}


function systemCheck_192() {
    var path = "C:\\Windows\\System32";
    var fso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
    var shell = new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell");
    var dummyVar192 = 192;
    try {
        var file = fso.OpenTextFile(path + "\\dummy.txt", 1);
        var content = file.ReadAll();
        file.Close();
    } catch(e) {
        shell.LogEvent(1, "File not found: " + e.message);
    }
    return dummyVar192;
}


function systemCheck_193() {
    var path = "C:\\Windows\\System32";
    var fso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
    var shell = new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell");
    var dummyVar193 = 193;
    try {
        var file = fso.OpenTextFile(path + "\\dummy.txt", 1);
        var content = file.ReadAll();
        file.Close();
    } catch(e) {
        shell.LogEvent(1, "File not found: " + e.message);
    }
    return dummyVar193;
}


function systemCheck_194() {
    var path = "C:\\Windows\\System32";
    var fso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
    var shell = new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell");
    var dummyVar194 = 194;
    try {
        var file = fso.OpenTextFile(path + "\\dummy.txt", 1);
        var content = file.ReadAll();
        file.Close();
    } catch(e) {
        shell.LogEvent(1, "File not found: " + e.message);
    }
    return dummyVar194;
}


function systemCheck_195() {
    var path = "C:\\Windows\\System32";
    var fso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
    var shell = new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell");
    var dummyVar195 = 195;
    try {
        var file = fso.OpenTextFile(path + "\\dummy.txt", 1);
        var content = file.ReadAll();
        file.Close();
    } catch(e) {
        shell.LogEvent(1, "File not found: " + e.message);
    }
    return dummyVar195;
}


function systemCheck_196() {
    var path = "C:\\Windows\\System32";
    var fso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
    var shell = new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell");
    var dummyVar196 = 196;
    try {
        var file = fso.OpenTextFile(path + "\\dummy.txt", 1);
        var content = file.ReadAll();
        file.Close();
    } catch(e) {
        shell.LogEvent(1, "File not found: " + e.message);
    }
    return dummyVar196;
}


function systemCheck_197() {
    var path = "C:\\Windows\\System32";
    var fso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
    var shell = new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell");
    var dummyVar197 = 197;
    try {
        var file = fso.OpenTextFile(path + "\\dummy.txt", 1);
        var content = file.ReadAll();
        file.Close();
    } catch(e) {
        shell.LogEvent(1, "File not found: " + e.message);
    }
    return dummyVar197;
}


function systemCheck_198() {
    var path = "C:\\Windows\\System32";
    var fso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
    var shell = new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell");
    var dummyVar198 = 198;
    try {
        var file = fso.OpenTextFile(path + "\\dummy.txt", 1);
        var content = file.ReadAll();
        file.Close();
    } catch(e) {
        shell.LogEvent(1, "File not found: " + e.message);
    }
    return dummyVar198;
}


function systemCheck_199() {
    var path = "C:\\Windows\\System32";
    var fso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
    var shell = new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell");
    var dummyVar199 = 199;
    try {
        var file = fso.OpenTextFile(path + "\\dummy.txt", 1);
        var content = file.ReadAll();
        file.Close();
    } catch(e) {
        shell.LogEvent(1, "File not found: " + e.message);
    }
    return dummyVar199;
}

The given JavaScript code defines a series of functions (systemCheck_191 through systemCheck_199) that perform the following operations:

Each function:
- Sets the variable path to the location C:\Windows\System32, which is a path within the Windows operating system directory.
- Creates fso, an instance of a Scripting.FileSystemObject (an ActiveX component providing file system operations).
- Creates shell, an instance of WScript.Shell (an ActiveX component offering shell scripting capabilities, such as logging events in the Windows event log).
- Declares a variable unique to each function (dummyVar191, dummyVar192, etc.), which is set to the corresponding number in the function's name.
Each function tries to:
- Open and read a file named dummy.txt located in the directory C:\Windows\System32.
- If the file is successfully opened, its content is read using the ReadAll() method of the fso.OpenTextFile() object and assigned to a variable content. The file is then closed.
Error handling:
- If the file dummy.txt is not found or an error occurs while trying to open it, the catch block is executed.
- The catch block logs an event in the Windows event log with a message, stating the file was not found or providing the error message (e.message).
The function returns the unique dummy variable (dummyVar191, dummyVar192, etc.), which has no relation to the file operation.

Observations:

The code heavily repeats the same logic across multiple functions, differing only by the value of dummyVar.
The purpose of these functions seems unclear, as the read content from the dummy.txt file is not utilized, and the return value is simply a predefined number for each function.
The functions only log an error if the file is missing but perform no other meaningful operations.

This kind of code could potentially be part of a placeholder, testing script, or a poorly designed setup for some future use. However, its practical purpose based on its current design seems minimal.

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