In your pages, you can test for the presence of the Windows Media ActiveX control with the following JavaScript: 01 var player; 02 var plugin; 03 var hasActiveX=false ...

Microsoft improved security markedly in Internet Explorer 7, and that trend is set to continue in Internet Explorer 8, with a host of new features that will make browsing safer than ever for nonsavvy ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — If you’re using Microsoft Outlook Express in Internet Explorer 5.0 for e-mail and you don’t disable the ActiveX Controls feature, someone could send you a message that could wipe ...

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ActiveX is a Microsoft technology that works with Internet Explorer to deliver special functionality, like animations or toolbars, to your browser experience. Internet Explorer prompts you to install ...

Recently, Microsoft informed users about a threatening zero-day vulnerability in Windows 10 and Windows Server versions named Microsoft MSHTML Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. The threat has ...

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 ...

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

We previously reported that Apple published a paper called "Creating the Best User Experience for Active Web Content," warning Mac Web developers that in early 2004, Microsoft will make changes ...

The maturing of Web standards has fueled a wave of innovation in browser technology. It's injecting life into a stagnated market, to the benefit of Web users everywhere and on every platform. Powerful ...