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ActiveX Controls ActiveX controls are a way of installing software programs on your computer. Microsoft developed the technology. Often, the software program has unlimited access to your computer. If you see a warning box like this, you should read it VERY carefully. Never click yes (even if you trust the publisher) without the permission of your Network Administrator. When you click Yes, you have installed new software you on your PC, which you have no idea of what it will do.

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What are the Risks ActiveX controls are used in "drive-by downloads", where software is installed onto a computer when visiting a website, or when viewing a pop-up ad from a web site. This is usually achieved by presenting a sequence of dialogue boxes, which may be misleading labeled or seemingly impossible to get rid of without accepting. If the ActiveX software is accepted, it installs a variety of spyware. (Internet Explorer in XP SP2, does not allow these dialogue boxes: instead the user is advised that the site wishes to install an ActiveX control, and must give their express permission to install it.) DO NOT GIVE THE PERMISSION!  Back to the Internet Security Home Page

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