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 ...

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.

Following the trail of attackers exploiting vulnerabilities in Java led one security researcher to discover a new zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer.

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 Dubbed out-of-date ActiveX control blocking, the ...

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.