ActiveX is a technology developed by Microsoft for sharing information among different applications.
ActiveX is an outgrowth of two other Microsoft technologies: OLE (Object Linking and Embedding) and COM (Component Object Model). ActiveX supports features that enable it to take advantage of the Internet. For example, an
ActiveX control can be automatically downloaded and executed by a Web browser.
ActiveX is not a programming language, but rather a set of rules for how applications should share information. Programmers can develop
ActiveX controls in a variety of languages, including C , C++, Visual Basic, and Java. An ActiveX control is similar to a Java applet. Unlike Java applets, however, ActiveX controls have full access to the Windows operating system. This gives them more power than Java applets, but also the risk that the control may damage software on your machine. To control this risk, Microsoft developed a registration system so that browsers can identify and authenticate an ActiveX control before downloading it. Another difference between Java applets and ActiveX controls is that Java applets run on all platforms, whereas ActiveX controls are currently limited to Windows environments. Related to ActiveX is the scripting language VBScript that enables Web authors to embed interactive elements in HTML documents. Just as JavaScript is similar to Java, so VBScript is similar to Visual Basic. Currently, Microsoft's Web browser, Internet Explorer, supports Java, JavaScript, and ActiveX, whereas Netscape's Navigator browsers support only Java
and JavaScript. Research ActiveX
The AccessPlugin (also known as Ngd) is an ActiveX control that installs diallers onto the host system. The AccessPlugin is typically installed by ActiveX drive-by-download from pop-up pornographic adverts on websites and uses a particularly aggressive script that repeatedly generates errors until the user agrees to allow it to install. The installed diallers typically dial a very expensive premium rate telephone line, although they wont dial unless actively clicked by the user. Research AccessPlugin
ACXInstall is an ActiveX control that allows web sites to install any program they wish on an infected host. ACXInstall is typically used to install premium-rate diallers for pornographic web sites. Research ACXInstall
ADO is an abbreviation for Advanced Development Objectives
ADO is an abbreviation for ActiveX Data Objects
ADO is an abbreviation for Assistant District Officer
ADO is an abbreviation for Air Defence Officer
ADO is an abbreviation for Association of Dispensing Opticians Research ADO
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