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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.
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∙ 9y agoNo, ActiveX is not best defined as a Trojan horse. It is defined as a software framework that was made by Microsoft. It allows various software applications to share functionality and information and it works with Microsoft applications.
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∙ 11y agorestrictive code
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ActiveX is best defined as?
Malicious code
ActiveX is best defined?
Mobile Code
Is ActiveX is best defined as restricted code?
a.Malicious code
What can ActiveX controls can best be described as?
remote code
Is ActiveX a Mobile code?
s ActiveX a Mobile code
What technology does activex use to establish the source of activex controls?
Digital code signing
What is ActiveX mobile code restricted code Trojan horse?
restrictive code
Are Trojan horse and worms a malicious code?
is a worm a malicious code
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
What malicious code?
Code that's intended to damage a computer or steal information. The technical name for a virus, also known as malware (short for malicious software.) Vandals are a new breed of malicious code that cannot be efficiently controlled by conventional antivirus software alone. In contrast to viruses that require a user to execute a program in order to cause damage, vandals are auto-executable applications. Malicious code can take the form of: * Java Applets * ActiveX Controls * Scripting languages * Browser plug-ins * Pushed content Once inside your network or workstation malicious code can enter network drives and propagate. They can also cause network and mail server overload by sending email messages, stealing data and passwords, deleting document files, email files or passwords, and even re-formatting hard drives. eSafe protects your network from malicious code at the first point of entry into your network: the internet gateway.
Is ActiveX is mobile code technology that should always be trusted?
FALSE
ActiveX is mobile code technology that should always be trusted.?
FALSE
