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Internet explorer keeps popping up do you want to allow software such as ActiveX controls and plug-ins to run how do I get rid?
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Does Mozilla Firefox have better security than Internet Explorer?
Yes. Internet Explorer doesn't differentiate from safe sources and malicious ones like ActiveX controls.
What functions does ActiveX have for software improvements?
ActiveX controls have been revamped to help better protect against internet threats to users. Broken scripts are better detected.
What are activeX controls?
Set of platform independent technologies developed by Microsoft that enable software components to interact with one another in a networked environment, like the Internet. In addition to adding functionality within the browser (for example, by enabling Microsoft Word to be opened in a browser) Active X components can be exploited by malicious mobile code. www.tumbleweed.com/en/resources/glossary.html
Does Google Chrome support ActiveX?
Google Chrome doesn't naturally support ActiveX, but there is one way to force it: Internet Explorer does support ActiveX.
What browser software comes free with the windows operating system?
As of Windows 10, the default Microsoft browser is Edge (codenamed Spartan while in production). Internet Explorer is still also present (Edge uses a new rendering engine which is not fully backward compatible with Internet Explorer; in particular it no longer supports ActiveX or BHOs).
What is a vulnerability of ActiveX?
ActiveX controls can modify the properties of objects in an application.
When is it safe to download ActiveX software?
ActiveX controls are only as dangerous as the intentions of the person who wrote them. Only download them when the site that is asking you can be trusted. If you don't trust the web site, do not run their code.
Can Microsoft ActiveX controls run on Mac OS X?
No, Microsoft ActiveX controls cannot run on Mac OS X.
What technology does activex use to establish the source of activex controls?
Digital code signing
What does ActiveX mean?
As found using Google, ActiveX means: Definitions of ActiveX on the Web: Software components from Microsoft. They enable sound, Java applets and animations to be integrated in a Web page. webmaster.lycos.co.uk/glossary/ ActiveX is a technology developed by Microsoft. With an ActiveX-enabled browser (ie Internet Explorer only) ActiveX controls can be downloaded as part of a Web document to add functionality to the browser (similar to Java applets). In particular ActiveX enables seamless viewing of Windows files of all types, eg spreadsheets, and in combination with other technologies such as Java and scripting languages, makes possible the development of complex Web applications. ... www.acad.bg/beginner/gnrt/appendix/glossary.html A loosely defined set of technologies developed by Microsoft. ActiveX is an outgrowth of two other Microsoft technologies called OLE (Object Linking and Embedding) and COM (Component Object Model). As a moniker, ActiveX can be very confusing because it applies to a whole set of COM-based technologies. Most people, however, think only of ActiveX controls, which represent a specific way of implementing ActiveX technologies. www.webcamstore.com/consumer/tutorial/glossary.php A Microsoft technology used on the Internet to make interactive web pages that look and behave like computer programs, rather than static pages. ActiveX controls may be used with Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser to interact with web pages. ActiveX controls provide functions similar to Java Applets. valencia.cc.fl.us/lrcwest/lis2004/glossary.htm A Microsoft programming architecture that allows programs to interact with other programs over a network, such as the Internet. The controls created with ActiveX enable developers to add extra capabilities to Web sites, such as animation. www.digitalmadurai.com/main/glossary.htm A technology developed by Microsoft based on reusable software components that can interact with one another, especially in a networked environment. ActiveX components can be written in any of a number of programming languages. The technology is the basis for creating the ActiveX controls often used to customize and add interactivity to Web pages. www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/visio/visio2002/plan/glossary.mspx ActiveX is the name Microsoft has given to a set of "strategic" COM-based object-oriented program technologies and tools. www.pdacortex.com/glossary.htm An application programming interface (API) that allows web browsers to download and execute Windows programs. www.imagebanksearch.com/source/help/helpglossary.asp A collection of technologies that allow software components created in different languages to communicate with each other in a networked environment. www.lanw.com/books/xmlfdum2/extras/glossary/a-f.htm A Microsoft
How do you remove activex?
Remove an ActiveX control, follow the steps. 1. Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, double-click Add/Remove Programs, and then click the Install/Uninstall tab. 2. If the ActiveX control you want to remove appears in the list of installed programs, click the ActiveX control, click Add/Remove, and then follow the instructions on the screen. If the ActiveX control does not appear in the list of installed programs, continue with the next step. 3. Click Start, click Run, type the following line in the Open box, and then click OK: regsvr32 drive:windowsoccachefilename.ocx /u NOTE: drive is the drive letter on which the Windows folder is located, windows is the name of the folder in which Windows is installed, and filename.ocx is the ActiveX control you want to remove. NOTE: If you do not know the file name of the ActiveX control (.ocx) you want to remove, you may be able to determine the file name by viewing the Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) source of a Web page that installs or uses the ActiveX control. To view the HTML source of a Web page, right-click an empty area of the Web page, and then click View Source. 4. In Windows Explorer or Windows NT Explorer, click the .ocx file in the WindowsOccache folder, and then click Delete on the File menu. Occache is the name of the folder where ActiveX controls are installed in all versions of Internet Explorer 3.x. The Regsvr32.exe file is installed by Internet Explorer and can be used to register and remove registry entries for ActiveX controls.
Is ActiveX is best defined as Malicious code?
ActiveX is a small program that can be downloaded by a web site to your computer, sometime without your knowledge. Microsoft invented ActiveX controls so that web sites could use some nifty multimedia features, however ActiveX controls allow web pages to execute program code on your machine - there's no way for you to know ahead of time whether that code is harmless or a malicious attack on your computer. To answer the question it is no but malicious software writters will use ActiveX because it can get into windows system easier.
