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SP2 vs. the plug-ins

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, ActiveX Control, service pack, Microsoft Internet Explorer, API, installation, Apple Computer, software company, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Microsoft posts work-around for IE flaw

July 2, 2004 Company pushes patch that turns off insecure ActiveX component, while continuing to investigate a more comprehensive fix. TAGS: ActiveX, Microsoft Internet Explorer, flaw, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC

Web developers get a respite on IE changes

March 29, 2006 Special patch will temporarily undo browser changes Microsoft is making to defend against Eolas patent claims. TAGS: Eolas Technologies Inc., Web developer, ActiveX, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, security

Flaw stymies Norton Internet Security

March 20, 2004 An ActiveX component used by Symantec's flagship desktop security program could enable hackers to use the application as a backdoor into a person's computer system. TAGS: Norton Internet Security, Norton Co., Symantec Corp., Internet security, ActiveX, flaw, security

Mozilla: We're more secure than Microsoft

March 22, 2005 Firefox has fewer holes than IE and it will stay that way, says its chief promoter. TAGS: Mitchell Baker, Mozilla Corp., PC Forum, Firefox, ActiveX, Macromedia Inc., open source, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Web browser, president, Microsoft Corp.

Spyware infiltrates blogs

February 23, 2005 Vulnerabilities plague self-publishing Web tools, exposing users to attacks, security experts warn. TAGS: spyware, blogger, blog, Webroot Software Inc., JavaScript, security expert, ActiveX, malicious code, vulnerability, security, adware, Google Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser

Four new Bagle worms added to Internet soup

March 19, 2004 Virus writers produce four more versions of the Bagle worm: Q, R, S and T. The worms exploit an ActiveX vulnerability for those that haven't updated Windows. TAGS: Bagle virus, virus, writer, variant, worm, ActiveX, vulnerability, Symantec Corp., operating system, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC

The ones that got away

December 2, 1998 Even Microsoft gets it wrong on occasion. Some of the company's past attempts to spread its platform dominance have turned out to be colossal flops. TAGS: Microsoft Windows CE, virtual reality, home PC, ActiveX, fax, operating system, electronics, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC

Microsoft to slap patch on risky IE hole

April 6, 2006 Next week will see five security updates for Windows and Office, including a fix for a browser flaw being used in cyberattacks. TAGS: bulletin, fix, patch management, flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office, ActiveX, Microsoft Corp., security, Web browser, software company, Microsoft Windows

Another way past Windows antipiracy found

August 6, 2005 Yet another way emerges to bypass Microsoft's validation tool meant to stop people with the pirated OS from getting downloads. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, check, piracy, antipiracy, ActiveX, Microsoft Corp., representative, method, Web browser, Firefox, operating system, Microsoft Windows, software company, Microsoft Windows XP

South Koreans warned on Vista compatibility

January 25, 2007 Government officials advise South Korean consumers that Internet and e-commerce sites may lack full compatibility with Vista. TAGS: Internet banking, Microsoft Windows Vista, compatibility, South Korea, agency, e-commerce, ActiveX, online game, Internet service, security, bank, Microsoft Corp., 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, Google Toolbar, Siebel Systems Inc., ActiveX Control, patch management, Java, representative, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Google Inc., toolbar, Oracle Corp., patch, ActiveX, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, security
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