What is the problem with ActiveX controls?
ActiveX controls were first introduced by Microsoft as COM objects. These controls were used to develop programmable software components that were included within Windows applications to simplify the process of designing user interface. The components where programmed to compile using native instructions and were allowed to call the Win32 API of the operating system on which they were executed. Over the years, the use of ActiveX control objects in Web development gained popularity. With this, users could now download ActiveX controls from Internet Explorer on their computers. However, Internet Explorer does not have any method to sandbox the codes that are run by ActiveX controls. Sandbox is a mechanism that isolates untested codes so that they are safe to run. Therefore, ActiveX controls integrate completely with your Windows system, compile using native instructions, and can freely call Win32 APIs that have the same permissions as the user currently logged on to the system. Due to th
ActiveX controls were first introduced by Microsoft as COM objects. These controls were used to develop programmable software components that were included within Windows applications to simplify the process of designing user interface. The components where programmed to compile using native instructions and were allowed to call the Win32 API of the operating system on which they were executed. Over the years, the use of ActiveX control objects in Web development gained popularity. With this, users could now download ActiveX controls from Internet Explorer on their computers. However, Internet Explorer does not have any method to sandbox the codes that are run by ActiveX controls. Sandbox is a mechanism that isolates untested codes so that they are safe to run. Therefore, ActiveX controls integrate completely with your Windows system, compile using native instructions, and can freely call Win32 APIs that have the same permissions as the user currently logged on to the system. Due to th
