Microsoft is altering the way IT administrators and system administrators can now import WSUS updates. The process is moving over from the Update Catalog to PowerShell script delivery method.
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Microsoft has acknowledged that it is investigating a Windows zero-day vulnerability that is currently being exploited in the wild. The firm has provided a workaround that involves AcitveX controls.
Microsoft is making Trusted Documents more secure by making sure they block Active Content like macros, ActiveX, and DDE after the IT admin's choice to block it, instead of the end-users' choice.
Microsoft has finally removed its ActiveX requirement from the Update Catalog, allowing users to use the service in browsers other than Internet Explorer, such as the company's own Edge.
Microsoft will start blocking outdated ActiveX controls for Internet Explorer in order to prevent security risks involved in using old unpatched third-party plugins with the browser.
A very critical security vulnerability has been discovered without a fix for it yet. The exploit can hijack a computer remotely if the victim simply visits a compromised web site. The attack allows...
An easy-to-use toolkit used to hack computers has now been updated to take advantage of an unpatched security vulnerability in Microsoft's software, which could mean attacks will intensify, according to vendor Symantec. The Neosploit toolkit...
Microsoft is to remove a feature from Internet Explorer that required users to activate certain interactive features on a website. Prior to April 2007, the features functioned without any user interaction. The changes were made...
The latest Month of Bugs project, Month of ActiveX Bugs (MoAxB) started up on May 1 and has already found two critical flaws. First off, Microsoft's ActiveX controls, used to make Web pages richer and...
Symantec has released details of a potential security threat in its 2006 products, involving ActiveX software provided by a third-party developer. Meanwhile, some users are apparently reporting problems with their subscriptions, as false warnings of...
Microsoft is investigating reports of a vulnerability in a Windows ActiveX control that could allow an attacker to remotely take control of a computer. One security company rated the vulnerability critical, while Microsoft said it...
Thanks averkiev for this submission. The SmartCode ViewerX VNC control gives developers full access to the VNC Viewer features using a set of intuitive ActiveX properties and methods. With ViewerX control, developers can easily provide...
While Microsoft hangs onto ActiveX everybody else is looking for a better alternative. Every other browser maker except Microsoft is revising the way plug-ins run in their browsers. "There's currently a hole in...
IBM today released patches for eGatherer 2.0.0.16 and acpRunner 1.2.5.0. If these controls are left un-patched an attacker could "write malicious files anywhere on a computer's hard disk via a special Web page". ...
The SmartCode ViewerX VNC control gives developers full access to the VNC Viewer features using a set of intuitive ActiveX properties and methods. With ViewerX control, developers can easily provide screen sharing and remote control...
The Coca-Cola Company plans to spend $1.1 billion to use Microsoft's cloud and AI services
Microsoft raising Windows 11 24H2 system requirement to block CPUs without SSE4.2 and PopCnt
The new Microsoft Planner adds more task features designed for frontline workers
New version of Tiny11 Builder lets you debloat any Windows 11 build or version
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