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Microsoft 365 Will Turn Off ActiveX, Because Hackers Keep Using It

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 ...
CSOonline

Don’t throw out ActiveX (or Java)

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 ...
Ars Technica

Of ActiveX and Visual C++ (should be simple)

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 ...
Electronic Design

ADLINK Offers Data Acquisition Applications and ActiveX Controls Library for HMI

May 2, 2013. ADLINK Technology has announced availability of AD-Logger (ADLINK’s ready-to-run data capture application) and DAQBench (which provides ActiveX controls used for creating professional ...
InfoWorld

Be prepared: ActiveX attacks will persist

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 ...