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On Wed, Sep 24, 2003 at 09:46:16PM -0700, Andrew Plato wrote:
> You can EASILY configure your Windows machines to prevent ANY component Java,
> ActiveX, etc. from running automatically. Very similar to the Mozilla
> configurations.
> [snip]
> If the component doesn't run, then it exposes no security flaw. Simple as that.
This is correct, but something of a strawman. The original comment was
referencing the fact that if you do run an ActiveX object (for whatever
reason), then it can violate security (read files, etc) in ways that other
plugins (Flash, Java) are properly prevented from doing so.
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