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Office hit by another security problem

June 23, 2006 Attackers could commandeer a vulnerable computer by embedding a malicious Flash file in an Office document. TAGS: ActiveX Control, security problem, Microsoft Office, cyberattack, attacker, Microsoft Excel, vulnerability, flaw, security, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft patches may break Web sites

November 3, 2005 Web sites that use certain custom applications won't display as expected in Internet Explorer after installing two Microsoft security updates. TAGS: ActiveX Control, advisory, custom application, patch management, Java application, patch, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., security, Java, Web browser, Microsoft Windows

Company warns on IE patch

April 15, 2006 IE security update can disrupt Google Toolbar, Java applications and Siebel programs, says maker of patch management software. TAGS: Siebel 7, Siebel Systems Inc., Google Toolbar, ActiveX Control, representative, Java, patch management, Oracle Corp., CRM, Google Inc., toolbar, ActiveX, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Web browser

Yahoo releases critical security patch for IM

June 8, 2007 Patch for Messenger addresses zero-day exploits that take advantage of vulnerabilities in its Webcam ActiveX controls. TAGS: eEye Digital Security, Yahoo! Inc., security patch, vulnerability, ActiveX Control, webcam, security, IM

Microsoft tweaks browser to avoid liability

December 2, 2005 To shield itself from patent infringement liability, the software maker changes how IE handles ActiveX controls and Java applets. TAGS: Eolas Technologies Inc., liability, Java applet, ActiveX Control, Java, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, Microsoft Windows

Yahoo Messenger releases security update

December 15, 2006 Aimed at flaws in software that downloads with Messenger, update is called "highly critical" by one security company. TAGS: Yahoo IM, Yahoo! Inc., buffer-overflow, security company, attacker, ActiveX Control, security, person, IM

Flaws in tech support tools open PCs to attack

February 26, 2007 The risky security holes are in tools commonly provided by software makers and ISPs to provide remote tech support. TAGS: SupportSoft, Symantec Corp., flaw, ActiveX Control, Norton Co., Internet Service Provider, security, PC

Attack code out for Visual Studio flaw

November 1, 2006 Security hole in Microsoft's developer suite is being exploited in attempts to commandeer PCs running the vulnerable software. TAGS: WMI, Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, flaw, ActiveX Control, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server, attack, software company, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows
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