Activex Control
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Viral marketing or virus spreading?
News Internet security companies are warning about devious marketing tactics that have virus-like effects, but aren't actually viruses.
Windows glitches to get fixes
Insight Microsoft plans to fix bumper crop of flaws--including critical Windows problem--in scheduled monthly update.
Tags: windows alerts
Microsoft warns of email vulnerability
News The software maker alerts customers to a flaw in an ActiveX control within its Outlook email software that could let an intruder delete mail or change calendar information.
DirectX targeted in Microsoft security updates
News Microsoft Patch Tuesday preview shows that one of six security updates slated for next week will target critical hole in DirectX.
Tags: Hacking, Microsoft Windows, Web sites, Security, ActiveX Control, DirectX, Microsoft Virtual PC, Video, Microsoft Windows, Security Update
Microsoft warns of hole in Video ActiveX control
News Vendor says limited attacks exploit a hole in ActiveX control, a component of Windows Media Center used for recording and playing television video.
Tags: Security applications/tools, App servers, Windows XP, Viruses and worms, Antivirus software, Apple QuickTime, Security, ActiveX Control, DirectX, Knowledge Base
Microsoft plugs critical DirectShow, Video ActiveX holes
News Latest Patch Tuesday updates plug nine holes in Windows, Office, ISA, Virtual PC and Virtual Server, including several holes that have been targeted in attacks.
Tags: Network security, Security Management, Microsoft Windows, Security, ActiveX Control, Microsoft Virtual PC, Vulnerability, Internet Security, Video, Microsoft Windows
US-CERT warns of SAP vulnerability
News The flaw in the graphical user interface for SAP ERP, reported by U.S.-CERT, has been labeled "highly critical" by Secunia.
Tags: Business applications, Security, SAP AG, GUI, ActiveX Control, Vulnerability, IT Professional, ERP, Flaw, Secunia
Microsoft probing ActiveX attacks targeting Access feature
News Vulnerability in ActiveX control for feature in Microsoft Access is being used for targeted but limited attacks, Microsoft says.
Tags: Security, Business applications, Microsoft Corp., ActiveX Control, Attack, Microsoft Windows Server, IM, Microsoft Internet Explorer, trusted site, Microsoft Office
Adobe fixes flaws in Flash Player, ColdFusion
News The software firm has issued patches for critical vulnerabilities in Flash Player, and hot fixes for affected ColdFusion products.
Tags: Security, Business applications, Macromedia Flash Player, Allaire ColdFusion, ActiveX Control, Flaw, Web Application, Server, software, Adobe Systems Inc.
What Windows 7 means to security admins
Techguide Windows expert Greg Shultz reviews the most significant differences in Windows 7 that will affect the role of security administrators, including changes to UAC, the new AppLocker, and BitLocker To Go.
Tags: Security, Data security, PC security, Windows 7, AppLocker, NTLM Authentication Protocol, Microsoft Corp., Windows 7, ActiveX Control, Microsoft Windows Vista
Microsoft warns of attacks on new ActiveX hole
News IE users warned about new ActiveX vulnerability, affecting Office XP, 2003, and ISA Server 2004 and 2006, that could allow an attacker to take control of the PC.
Tags: Hacking, Security, Hole, ActiveX Control, Internet Security, Attack, Microsoft Office, ActiveX, malicious web site, blog posting
Microsoft offers patches to ward off ActiveX attacks
News In rare out-of-cycle security update, Microsoft fixes hole that put IE users at risk of attacks via ActiveX and other controls.
Tags: Data security, Authentication and encryption, Security, Vulnerability, Attack, Web Application, Microsoft Internet Explorer, patch management, researcher, Microsoft Visual Studio
Yahoo releases critical security patch for IM
News Patch for Messenger addresses zero-day exploits that take advantage of vulnerabilities in its Webcam ActiveX controls.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Security
Expert: Flaw still dogs Windows patch
News Critical patch issued earlier this month fails to resolve all of the security issues surrounding the HTML Help ActiveX control in Windows.
Tags: Microsoft Windows
Yahoo IM affected by ActiveX vulnerabilities
News Three different ActiveX vulnerabilities affect Yahoo Instant Messenger version 3.5, and Yahoo Messenger versions 4.0, 5.0, and 5.5.
Tags: Web browsers, Security
