ActiveX vulnerability used by hackers to exploit Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser is prime candidate for another Conficker-scale attack, experts say. Microsoft acknowledged the flaw in the ActiveX control that can be accessed using IE. Microsoft said it will issue a patch for the flaw on July 14. The vulnerability “exposes the whole world and can be exploited through the firewall,” expert Roger Thompson says. Microsoft didn’t say why the flaw wasn’t patched earlier, but said it took extra time to fully evaluate.”]
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