> 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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