Microsoft Office has supported ActiveX for years as an option for extending and automating documents, but it has also been a significant security vulnerability. Microsoft is finally starting to turn ...
Microsoft has twisted the knife into ActiveX once again, setting Microsoft 365 to disable all controls without so much as a prompt.… The change replaces the previous default setting, "Prompt me before ...
Researchers at Errata Security are offering a free tool for users that protects them from the wave of malicious ActiveX controls plaguing Internet Explorer browsers. Errata created the tool, called ...
Every time I click to a new page on the OpenForum, I get a prompt asking if I want to allow ActiveX controls and plugins to run.<BR>(Win2K Pro SP4, IE6.01 with all updates)<BR><BR>Now I have custom ...
The ActiveX control for the Snapshot Viewer for Microsoft Access enables users to view an Access report snapshot without requiring the use of a standard version of ...
In context: Microsoft introduced ActiveX in 1996 during Windows 95 days. So, in technological terms, it's ancient. Redmond designed it as a developer framework, allowing users to embed interactive ...
This recent news story touches on a long-standing problem: Attackers zero in on Yahoo Jukebox’s ActiveX flaw | InfoWorld | News | 2008-02-06 | By Robert McMillan, IDG News Service The fact is, writing ...