MS Windows Articles, Reviews and Videos » ActiveX http://windowspalace.com All about Windows. Drivers, reviews, tutorials and videos Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:35:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 en Only Vulnerabilities in Safe ActiveX Controls Are Exploitable in Internet Explorer http://windowspalace.com/microsoft/only-vulnerabilities-in-safe-activex-controls-are-exploitable-in-internet-explorer.html http://windowspalace.com/microsoft/only-vulnerabilities-in-safe-activex-controls-are-exploitable-in-internet-explorer.html#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2008 20:03:34 +0000 Jason http://www.pctipsbox.com/only-vulnerabilities-in-safe-activex-controls-are-exploitable-in-internet-explorer/ Microsoft’s Internet Explorer is without a doubt the main vector of attacks, when it comes down to web-based threats. Its ubiquity, as well as its intimate integration into the Windows platform, makes it an excellent avenue for attacks. With IE6, Microsoft has gained an ill reputation for failing dramatically to protect end users. From IE6, which undoubtedly is an apex of insecurity compared to alternative browsers, the Redmond company moved to Windows Vista and Internet Explorer 7 under User Account Control, virtually cutting the browser from the critical areas of the operating system. Web-based attacks coming via IE7 in Protect Mode will not be able to write themselves to disk without specific user permission, because the browser runs with the very least possible privileges. (more…)

]]> http://windowspalace.com/microsoft/only-vulnerabilities-in-safe-activex-controls-are-exploitable-in-internet-explorer.html/feed Microsoft Tweaks 64-bit Internet Explorer http://windowspalace.com/microsoft/microsoft-tweaks-64-bit-internet-explorer.html http://windowspalace.com/microsoft/microsoft-tweaks-64-bit-internet-explorer.html#comments Wed, 14 Nov 2007 15:13:51 +0000 Jason http://www.pctipsbox.com/microsoft-tweaks-64-bit-internet-explorer/ While completely failing to breathe a single word on Internet Explorer 8, Microsoft is still focused on the copy of the browser that originally shipped with Windows XP. In this context, the Redmond company announced that it is introducing an update to Internet Explorer 6 running on the 64-bit editions of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, in order to alter the browser’s behavior when managing ActiveX controls.

The 18.9 MB update dubbed WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB912945-x64-ENU.exe is up for grabs since November 13, 2007. “This update includes minor changes to how Internet Explorer handles some web pages that use Microsoft ActiveX controls. Certain webpages will require users to manually activate Active X controls by clicking on it or using the TAB key and ENTER key. This update contains all previously released security updates,” Microsoft informed in the overview of the release. (more…)

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