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What is a vulnerability of ActiveX?
ActiveX controls can modify the properties of objects in an application.
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 can ActiveX controls can best be described as?
remote code
Can Google Chrome be used as an ActiveX control in own application?
No, all ActiveX controls run off of IE.
What is the control center of Word?
This article explains the risks involved in enabling ActiveX controls and how the Trust Center in the 2007 Microsoft Office system can help to mitigate these risks. In this article, the term document can mean any Office file that can contain ActiveX controls.To learn more about the Trust Center, you can read View my options and settings in the Trust Center.For information about Office 2003 and ActiveX, you can see the Allow ActiveX Controls article at Microsoft.
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.
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.
How do you fix the ActiveX Controls accept only fonts that are defined in GraphicUnitPointParameter name font?
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Why won't your computer install ActiveX controls to upload photos How can you fix it you have a newer Dell computer?
the parts are amouse
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.
Why is using an ActiveX control considered a security risk?
Because it is designed to have access to the core components of Windows
