olemus
Microsofti brauseri väike ActiveX-põhinelisandprogramm, Java apleti analoog; suurte võimaluste tõttu apletist tunduvalt ohtlikum
= a software module based on Microsoft's Component Object Model (COM) architecture

ülevaateid
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa751968(v=vs.85).aspx

turvalisus
https://www.scmagazine.com/analysis/network-security/attackers-exploit-mshtml-browser-engine-via-malicious-activex-controls
https://community.broadcom.com/symantecenterprise/communities/community-home/librarydocuments/viewdocument?DocumentKey=42edc7e1-e56f-4108-87ec-0fa33182bf3d&CommunityKey=1ecf5f55-9545-44d6-b0f4-4e4a7f5f5e68&tab=librarydocuments
https://resources.infosecinstitute.com/topic/active-x-exploitation/
https://www.cert-ist.com/public/en/SO_detail?code=activex