Disabling Active Scripting and ActiveX controls makes IE safer for browsing the Web. While Internet Explorer has had more than its fair share of security problems, it remains the most popular Web ...

Microsoft detects and tracks a monthly average of around 77,000 active web shells, spread across 46,000 infected servers.

Security researchers in Denmark are warning users to disable “active scripting” in Microsoft Corp.’s Internet Explorer 6.0 Web browser to prevent attackers from targeting and taking remote ...