For years, many security consultants and well-meaning guidelines have recommended completely disabling ActiveX in Internet browsers (mainly Internet Explorer) to prevent a particular type of Web ...

And I'm failing miserably. Using VS.NET 2003, I created a quick test Windows Application. Then I add my COM component to the toolbox. This works fine and MyOCX.MyControl appears listed in the toolbox.

I've been looking around (google, msdn, codeguru, etc.) for a free activex treeview control that allows multiple selection like a listview (e.g. shift/ctrl + cursor, or drag a box around items). More ...

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 ...

Microsoft Internet Explorer for Windows, versions 5.5 SP2 and 6.0 (soon to be released) no longer support Netscape-style plug-ins, such as the plug-in installed as part of QuickTime 5.0.2 and earlier ...

Symantec Corp. has confirmed flaws in its most popular consumer security software that could give attackers the means to hijack the Windows PCs that the programs are supposed to protect. The ...