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ActiveX blocked by default in Microsoft 365 because remote code execution is bad, OK?

Microsoft has twisted the knife into ActiveX once again, setting Microsoft 365 to disable all controls without so much as a prompt.… The change replaces the previous default setting, "Prompt me before ...
Ars Technica

[C#] ActiveX / OCX controls in .NET applications -- what do I need to know?

I've been tasked with integrating an OCX into a C#/.NET 2.0 application. Unfortunately, I know little about OCX / ActiveX controls. I'm finding out things about them as I've been working with them, ...
Ars Technica

Do you want to allow ActiveX controls to run Yes/No? MAKE IT STOP!

Every time I click to a new page on the OpenForum, I get a prompt asking if I want to allow ActiveX controls and plugins to run.<BR>(Win2K Pro SP4, IE6.01 with all updates)<BR><BR>Now I have custom ...
Network World

ActiveX Security…Licence to Kill Bit.

The exploitation of ActiveX controls is not new to the security community. While initially designed to provide website authors with new embeddable features, and granting Internet Explorer (IE) users ...