Chengyun also provides step-by-step instructions on configuring Office 2007 for users concerned about Safe-for-Initialization ActiveX controls being instantiated by Office without prompt.

In Office 2007 and 2010 you can turn off all ActiveX controls. Things are a little trickier in Office 2003.

It's been quiet for a while, but ActiveX is still around. Upcoming Microsoft Office versions will finally switch off support. At least almost.

These are intended to give Office documents a richer experience when used with the backoffice server by enabling scripting. However some ActiveX controls can be configured to execute without a prompt.

ActiveX is software that allows applications to share information with one another, regardless of what programming language they're written in.

Follow this advice to block malicious Office files from doing harm to your network even if you've implemented Microsoft's recommended actions.

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