For years, many security consultants and well-meaning guidelines have recommended completely disabling ActiveX in Internet browsers (mainly Internet Explorer) to prevent a particular type of Web ...

I'm working on a project using Visual C++ (6.0) and MFC. When I was going through the AppWizard, I chose not to use ActiveX controls. However, it has since become apparent that I do, in fact, need ...

I'm having the stupidest problem with Excel 2000 and it's making me crazy. <BR><BR>Every fresh install I do of Office 2000 results in Excel being unable to properly use ActiveX controls. If someone ...

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 ...

Symantec Corp. has confirmed flaws in its most popular consumer security software that could give attackers the means to hijack the Windows PCs that the programs are supposed to protect. The ...

A recent string of high-profile ActiveX vulnerabilities caused the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) to advise users to disable the ubiquitous Microsoft browser plug-in technology ...

The latest version of this object-oriented HMI/SCADA software is now an ActiveX container for increased flexibility and connectivity with other applications and hardware devices. This version of ...

A new zero day critical bug in Windows has been widely reported. Let me summarize things briefly: The two vulnerable versions of Windows are XP and Server 2003. The safe versions of Windows (just from ...

Flaws in several of Symantec's Norton security products could give attackers the means to hijack the PCs the programs are supposed to protect Symantec has confirmed flaws in its most popular consumer ...