Re: How did a worm enter my Mozilla ActiveX Control v1.7.1 directory?

PeEmm wrote:
> Yesterday my Grisoft AVG deleted /Uninst.exe/ from my Mozilla ActiveX 
> Control v1.7.1 root directory, because it contained the virus 
> "Win32/Tufik.A".
> 
> Any ideas how it got there, or what this worm is all about? I've had the 
> Mozilla ActiveX Control for a long time (- I'm not sure whether it's 
> ever used! -), but it was not until yesterday AVG shared an opinion 
> about it, and I don't know if /Uninst.exe/ been there all along or if it 
> was new in the structure.
> 
> (X-posting this message, follow-up to .win32)

As far as I know, the activex security is quite low and a quite populare way 
ti infect computers and it's not really a browser issue but a question if 
activex is turned on or off.


  //Aho