Microsoft Corp. today issued “kill bit” updates for ActiveX controls from HP and a Washington state developer, the third time it’s disabled third-party add-ons in the last four months. One security ...

Research In Motion Ltd. has patched a piece of software for Windows PCs that could leave them vulnerable to attack when loading new applications onto BlackBerry devices. The flaw lies in an ActiveX ...

In context: Microsoft introduced ActiveX in 1996 during Windows 95 days. So, in technological terms, it's ancient. Redmond designed it as a developer framework, allowing users to embed interactive ...

The maturing of Web standards has fueled a wave of innovation in browser technology. It's injecting life into a stagnated market, to the benefit of Web users everywhere and on every platform. Powerful ...

A recent string of high-profile ActiveX vulnerabilities caused the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) to advise users to disable the ubiquitous Microsoft browser plug-in technology ...

Another ActiveX control is under attack. This time it is one installed alongside Office and several other Microsoft products. A vulnerability in the Spreadsheet ActiveX control - part of Microsoft ...

Microsoft is investigating reports of a vulnerability in a Windows ActiveX control that could allow an attacker to remotely take control of a computer, according to an advisory issued Friday. One ...

Microsoft has announced that ActiveX support will be switched off by default with the next Microsoft Office versions. This means that the end of ActiveX components, which are considered to be ...