A wave of bugs in the plug-in technology used by Microsoft Corp.’s Internet Explorer browser has some security experts, including those at US-CERT, recommending that users disable all ActiveX controls ...

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 ...

Barely a week goes by without one or more ActiveX controls from various vendors being declared unsafe. So Roger Grimes understands IT pros’ collective caution. It’s always a good idea to disable ...

From that screen administrators would need to click on ActiveX Settings and then check mark “Prompt me before enabling all controls with minimal restrictions.” The blog gives step-by-step directions.

In the Internet Explorer 6 security settings, I've noticed that the options for running ActiveX controls and plug-ins include "Administrator approved", "Disable", "Enable" and "Prompt". Is there any ...