Disabling the Java plug-in for Internet Explorer is significantly more complicated than with other browsers. There are multiple ways for a web page to invoke a Java applet, and multiple ways to ...

Next week's Patch Tuesday updates will include a much-needed fix for Internet Explorer, blocking outdated versions of the Java ActiveX control and closing one of the most popular vectors for ...

Microsoft will release an update for the Internet Explorer on Aug. 12 that will protect users from exploits targeting outdated ActiveX controls.

Microsoft announced yesterday that it will soon roll out an Internet Explorer update that will automatically block old, insecure ActiveX controls. Dubbed out-of-date ActiveX control blocking, the ...

The out-of-date ActiveX control blocking feature works on: Windows 7 SP1, Internet Explorer 8 through Internet Explorer 11. Windows 8 and up, Internet Explorer for the desktop.

This week's zero-day threat involving multiple versions of Internet Explorer may frequently leverage the presence of Java on the infected machine. The memory corruption vulnerability, which was ...

A fix stops Java from disabling itself, and iTunes for Windows and Internet Explorer get some security tweaks.

HP's cyber-risk report focuses on specific areas of the attack surface, the technologies that define them, and related vulnerabilities.

Internet Explorer to start blocking old Java plugins IE8 and newer will be able to block old ActiveX controls from next Tuesday.