239 posts tagged ActiveX
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IE8 Security - Part 2: ActiveX Improvements
http://www.ditii.com/ 2008/ 05/ 08/ ie8-security-part-2-activex-improvements/In this, the second part of the IE8 Security blog series, the ActiveX improvements in IE8 and summarize the existing ActiveX-related security features carried over from earlier browser versions are described. Per-User (Non-Admin) ActiveX: Running IE8 in Windows Vista, a standard user may install ActiveX controls in their own user profile without requiring administrative privileges.
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Interesting Finds: 2008.05.03
http://weblogs.asp.net/ yuanjian/ archive/ 2008/ 05/ 03/ interesting-finds-2008-…Interesting Finds: 2008.05.03 .NET Microformat.net - a .net based flexible Microformat Parser Remote Desktop Client Wrapper For RDP 6.1 ActiveX Control 10 Tips to Improve your LINQ to SQL Application Performance Debug ASP.NET Tips: What to gather to troubleshoot – part 1 –...
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Vulnerability Reported In MS Works
http://blogs.pcmag.com/ securitywatch/ 2008/ 05/ vulnerability_reported_in_ms_w.…Microsoft Works is vulnerable to exploit according to a researcher.
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WinPatrol 2008 introduced in its 10th year
http://billpstudios.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 04/ winpatrol-2008-introduced-in-its-10t…According to eWeek.com WinPatrol is one of the 10 Free Must-Have Security Tools. “This ultimate watchdog program monitors Windows computers for signs of malicious hacker activity”. The new WinPatrol 2008 continues to be the Swiss Army Knife of Window utilities with the addition of its ActiveX manager.
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VU#570089: Microsoft HeartbeatCtl ActiveX control buffer overflow
http://www.kb.cert.org/ vuls/ id/ 570089Vulnerability Note VU#570089 Microsoft HeartbeatCtl ActiveX control buffer overflow OverviewThe Microsoft HeartbeatCtl ActiveX control contains a buffer overflow, which may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. I.
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ActiveX biggest source of browser bugs
http://tips.vlaurie.com/ 2008/ 04/ 15/ activex-biggest-source-of-browser-bugs/Readers of this blog will not be surprised to hear that ActiveX problems account for the large majority of security holes in Internet Explorer plug-ins. Greg Keizer writes about a new Symantec report: ActiveX controls accounted for an overwhelming majority of all browser plug-in vulnerabilities in the second half of 2007, Symantec Corp.
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WinPatrol 2008 ActiveX Beta
http://billpstudios.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 04/ winpatrol-2008-activex-beta.htmlLater this week I plan to release the first beta of the next version of WinPatrol, called WinPatrol 2008. This test phase will be limited but you can request access by Emailing support@winpatrol.com. Include basic information about your system and any special talents you might have.
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Patching for Web 2.0 Vulnerabilities
http://www.realtime-websecurity.com/ 2008/ 04/ patching_for_web_20_vulnerabil.ht…You may have woken up this morning to find your PC automatically rebooted after a Microsoft critical update. This time around, Microsoft provided critical patches for MS Project, Graphics Device Interface (GDI), VBScript and JScript, and a vulnerability in ActiveX Kill Bits.
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Compressor ver 0.01 for winamp
http://conradsharry.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 04/ compressor-ver-001-for-winamp.htmlCompressor ver 0.01 for winamp Based on Shibatch Super Equalizer ver 0.03 for winamp written by Naoki Shibata shibatch@users.sourceforge.net Shibatch Super Equalizer is a graphic and parametric equalizer plugin for winamp. This plugin uses 16383th order FIR filter with FFT algorithm.
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flash aah aar
http://piqued.wordpress.com/ 2008/ 04/ 03/ flash-aah-aar/Last night I had a PC breakthrough. I managed to make Youtube work again and using a combination of phone and PC have successfully injected some Slayer into my phone. You may well scoff at the ludicrous ease of successfully undertaking such a task yourselves but it really isn’t as simple as that.