Google has released an alternative to Microsoft's ActiveX, the component object model (COM) used by developers to create software components with particular functions or sets of functions. The tool will run on Mac OS X, web experts say, allowing developers to write more powerful applications that can work direct... |
9 December 2008
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Internet Explorer users are vulnerable to attacks targeting ActiveX, even when ActiveX is vulnerability-free, claims security company Symantec. According to Symantec's Sean Hittel, attackers have found a way to essentially serve users the vulnerability prior to exploiting it. Targeted is a critical security flaw... |
11 August 2008
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ActiveX controls are by now nothing short of traditional vectors of attack because of their intimate integration with Microsoft's software products. The latest illustrative examples in this context are the new attacks targeting a Critical vulnerability in the ActiveX control for Microsoft Access. The Redmond com... |
8 July 2008
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As far as bad browser plug-ins are concerned, Symantec revealed that Internet Explorer's ActiveX is the worst. When it comes to Internet Explorer, Opera or Firefox, the browsers as standalone applications do offer end users a range of functionality and features, but at the same time their capabilities can be ext... |
10 April 2008
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Microsoft's Internet Explorer is without a doubt the main vector of attacks, when it comes down to web-based threats. Its ubiquity, as well as its intimate integration into the Windows platform, makes it an excellent avenue for attacks. With IE6, Microsoft has gained an ill reputation for failing dramatically to... |
6 February 2008
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Here is your chance to set Internet Explorer free! You will be able to do so, not only for Internet Explorer 7 in Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2003 and Windows Vista, but also for the previous version IE6 on XP and 2003. Starting this month, users can strip the Microsoft browser of the "click to activate" behavior... |
12 December 2007
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While completely failing to breathe a single word on Internet Explorer 8, Microsoft is still focused on the copy of the browser that originally shipped with Windows XP. In this context, the Redmond company announced that it is introducing an update to Internet Explorer 6 running on the 64-bit editions of Windows XP a... |
14 November 2007
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Microsoft is indicating signs of life on the Internet Explorer front. The Redmond company is cooking the release of the next version of Internet Explorer for the upcoming month. December was confirmed officially as the target for the availability of an official optional preview release of IE. Users will be able to ge... |
9 November 2007
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Microsoft has made available for download a free template designed to safeguard ActiveX controls in Internet Explorer. SiteLock Template for ActiveX Controls will enable developers to make sure that the content built for legitimate websites cannot be repurposed by third-parties and leveraged in malicious actions. Int... |
19 September 2007
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ActiveX controls, just like any other example of binary software, tend to evolve. This growth is of course intimately connected with updates introduced to either add new functionality or features, or simply to patch security vulnerabilities. Marc Silbey, IE Program Manager and Steve Herndon, Silverlight Lead Program ... |
17 August 2007
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One of the enhancements introduced into Windows Vista in terms of security is related to the way the latest operating system from Microsoft mitigates ActiveX threats. ActiveX controls have been around since the release of Internet Explorer 4.0, and the Internet distributed executable code proved to be one of the grea... |
13 July 2007
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Microsoft is right on track to overturning a ruling that weighs heavily on its pockets. The Redmond Company was given the go ahead to argue the validity of a patent owned by research firm Eolas Technologies, and that came with a price tag of no less than $521 million. Microsoft lost the half a billion lawsuit debuted... |
1 June 2007
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