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

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

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: advisory, ActiveX Control, patch management, custom application, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Java application, security, patch, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, Java, Microsoft Windows

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

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, attacker, ActiveX Control, security company, security, person, IM

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., Norton Co., ActiveX Control, flaw, Internet Service Provider, security, PC

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, Microsoft Corp., security, software company, Microsoft Windows

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, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., Java, Microsoft Windows

October 15, 2003 Responding to a warning from an antivirus company, the software giant fixes a flaw that would have left its e-mail service vulnerable to collapse at the hands of online vandals. TAGS: Finjan Software Inc., MSN Hotmail, identity management, flaw, ActiveX Control, security, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

September 3, 2004 Sites and software that depend on ActiveX may falter under Microsoft's new security regime. TAGS: ActiveX, Service Pack 2, suspicion, ISV, security, service pack, ActiveX Control, API, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Apple Computer, installation, software company, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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