ActiveX is a Microsoft software framework that enables applications to share data across web browsers, enhancing functionality and security in computing.

Microsoft has twisted the knife into ActiveX once again, setting Microsoft 365 to disable all controls without so much as a prompt.… The change replaces the previous default setting, "Prompt me before ...

Microsoft 365 will start blocking ActiveX by default The “powerful” tool put users at risk of remote code execution Users won’t be able to create or interact with ActiveX objects Microsoft has ...

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 ...

This recent news story touches on a long-standing problem: Attackers zero in on Yahoo Jukebox’s ActiveX flaw | InfoWorld | News | 2008-02-06 | By Robert McMillan, IDG News Service The fact is, writing ...

ActiveX is a powerful technology for Office apps, but its inherent risks pose serious security threats. To combat this, Microsoft is making it harder to enable ActiveX. Microsoft is making it harder ...

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 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 ...

I've been tasked with integrating an OCX into a C#/.NET 2.0 application. Unfortunately, I know little about OCX / ActiveX controls. I'm finding out things about them as I've been working with them, ...

Do you have .msis for them? You can just assign them in AD users and groups. Much simpler than getting them to come to a web page.