Disable scripts in WebBrowser Control

Question

I have a HTML page that I want to display in a WebBrowser control, I only want to preserve its layout. It can be any page downloaded, I want it to be static (non-interactive), meaning no javascript or Flash, but the user can still use scrollbars to move around the page.

I am thinking of stripping out all tags except for basic tags (img, table, etc) because I'm not familiar with different types of scripts and plugins, I only want to preserve layout. What is the best way to do this?

Answer 1

It may be that the WebBrowser control has properties to disable scripts, but if not, you can use the AntiXSS library to sanitize the HTML of all executable JavaScript.

Check it out here:

http://wpl.codeplex.com/

Answer 2

A very easy method: Disable the "display images" setting in IE (tools -> internet options -> advanced settings tab). The webbrowser control uses the same settings! (unless you override this on your code).