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Title: Microsoft Confirms Code Execution Hole in IE
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on July 01, 2005, 05:23:05 PM

Microsoft late Thursday confirmed a security flaw in its dominant Internet Explorer browser could be potentially exploited by malicious hackers to take "take complete control of the affected system."

Microsoft released a security advisory acknowledging the vulnerability and recommended that IE users set Internet and local intranet security zone settings to "High" before running ActiveX controls in these zones.

All supported versions of Internet Explorer, including IE 6.0 in Windows XP SP 2 (Service Pack 2) are affected.

Check out the full details: Microsoft Confirms Code Execution Hole in IE (http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1833697,00.asp?kc=ewnws070105dtx1k0000599)

Title: Re: Microsoft Confirms Code Execution Hole in IE
Post by: Patti Feinberg on July 03, 2005, 02:31:42 AM

MB...I see ActiveX..somewhere/times on my system (I'm not sure from what/where,,my daughter?)  Can you explain what it is, and, is it something I can delete?

Thanks,
Patti

Title: Re: Microsoft Confirms Code Execution Hole in IE
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on July 03, 2005, 02:49:04 AM

You can learn about ActiveX here: What is ActiveX? (http://www.active-x.com/articles/whatis.htm)