Monday, April 14th, 2008
ActiveX controls made up most of all browser plug-in vulnerabilities in the second half of 2007, according to Symantec.
The company has just released its semi-annual web security report and in it said that Microsoft's technology, primarily used to create add-ins for Internet Explorer, accounted for 79 percent of the 239 ...
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Thursday, April 10th, 2008
The CLSID for an ActiveX control is a GUID for that control. You can prevent an ActiveX control from running in Internet Explorer by setting the kill bit so that the control is never called by Internet Explorer when default settings are used.
The kill bit is a specific value for ...
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Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
At the RSA Security Conference I caught up with Austin Wilson, Microsoft 's Director of Windows Product Management and learned a few tidbits about security enhancements coming in Internet Explorer 8. IE8 will address three specific areas where security can be a problem: social engineering, traditional browser vulnerabilities, and attacks ...
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Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
Microsoft said Thursday that it plans to release eight software updates for the Windows operating system and Internet Explorer Web browser to patch security holes, five of which the company described as "critical."Microsoft said it plans to release the updates on April 8. PC users can determine if they need ...
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Monday, March 31st, 2008
Since the dawn of time, geeks have been playing harmless pranks on their beloved (but unsuspecting) associates, and it's up to all of us to carry the torch forward. On the eve of April Fools' Day, when you've got local network access to your coworkers' and family systems, cubicles just ...
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