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List:       firewalls-gc
Subject:    RE: [NTSEC] ActiveX, MSIE and Quicken
From:       harley () icrf ! icnet ! uk
Date:       1997-01-31 20:03:01
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> ActiveX components have the same characteristics of a virus. They are code
> which is delivered from the outside, frequently without knowledge, which can
> affect the long-term characteristics of the host system or other systems
> and/or pass information back which may be considered proprietary or
> sensitive. 

<pedant> Actually, none of these are defining characteristics of a
virus. All a virus has to do to -be- a virus is replicate. </pedant>

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