For all talk the about the mammoth Patch Tuesday that week, there was little discussion surrounding a new set of ActiveX kill bits Microsoft plus released. The update includes kill bits for third-party software applications Aurigma Image Uploader and HP Instant Support.

A kill bit is a protection feature in Microsoft Web Explorer. Not to be confused with Apple’s infamous iPhone kill switch, the kill bit prevents the Web Explorer HTML-rendering engine from loading an ActiveX control. The

kill bit accomplishes that by making a registry setting and is referred to as “setting the kill bit.”

After the kill bit is set, the control can never be loaded, even when it is fully installed, according to Microsoft. Setting the kill bit ensures that even whether a vulnerable component is introduced or reintroduced to a system, it remains inert and harmless. Microsoft has issued kill bits for third-party software providers in […]

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