-=PCTechTalk=- Re: what is active X and what does it do
- From: dktrfaustus@xxxxxxxxxx
- To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 11:14:59 +0100
On 12 Apr 2005 at 22:06, cristy wrote:
> what is active X and what does it do.. does it have to do
> with security?
ActiveX is a technology developed by Microsoft. It's just a set of
tools that give more flexibility to web pages, similar to Java
applets. It allows web designers to create complex websites.
For example, Microsoft's Windows Update site uses ActiveX to scan
your hard drive and detect what security updates you've downloaded in
the past, so that it can recommend new updates for you.
This is the problem; because Microsoft use it for such a critical
component as Windows Update, the downloading and usage of ActiveX
components has become almost universal, even if the user never knows
it. Because of this, a large number of people have created spyware,
trojans and virus-like programs specifically designed to exploit any
browser with ActiveX functionality.
Faustus
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