The ActiveX controls I have are things such as Java, Acrobat, Quicktime, Shockwave, and various WU related controls. I'm left wondering how is ActiveX any different than the alternatives? I know I can ...

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 do not have ActiveX on my machine, since I've read so many scary things about ActiveX security risks. As for Java Runtime Environment, I don't know if I need that on my machine. Is it appropriate ...

The exploitation of ActiveX controls is not new to the security community. While initially designed to provide website authors with new embeddable features, and granting Internet Explorer (IE) users ...