A software module based on Microsoft's Component Object Model (COM) architecture. It enables a program to add functionality by calling ready-made components that blend in and appear as normal parts of ...

ActiveX has long been regarded as a thorn in the side of Windows users everywhere; a gaping hole through which spyware and viruses can contaminate your PC and compromise your data. Although much of ...

Last month, Microsoft posted a security advisory that detailed "active, targeted attacks leveraging a potential vulnerability in the ActiveX control for the Snapshot Viewer for Microsoft Access." The ...

Microsoft announced that it will block older ActiveX controls in Internet Explorer, starting with Java. Next week’s Microsoft Patch Tuesday security bulletins will not only bring nine new security ...

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 ...

Security problems have plagued Microsoft's Internet Explorer for years, and the Web browser continues to suffer from critical vulnerabilities. In fact, Microsoft has known about one of IE's latest ...

Microsoft today announced an important Internet Explorer update that will block out-of-date ActiveX controls. It will be released along with the next Windows update and other security updates coming ...

Word processing component maker Text Control GmbH today announced the release of TX Text Control ActiveX 16.0. The updated ActiveX controls are part of a family of products focused on enabling the ...

Microsoft Corp. today issued “kill bit” updates for ActiveX controls from HP and a Washington state developer, the third time it’s disabled third-party add-ons in the last four months. One security ...

A feature introduced in Internet Explorer 9 that allows the user to decide which ActiveX controls are allowed to run on a website. ActiveX controls that were downloaded for one site may work ...