Activex on linux firefox

Does Linux support ActiveX?

ActiveX is only available on Windows operating systems, and as a result webpages that require it will not work on Linux or Mac. ActiveX integration with the Windows operating system has made it a target for malicious software (Malware).

Why is ActiveX bad?

ActiveX technology was developed by Microsoft for Internet Explorer. Signed software can actually give users a false sense of security, and signed ActiveX controls are commonly used by hackers to install malware and spyware from infected or malicious websites.

Is ActiveX still used?

ActiveX is still utilized in Internet Explorer 11, but is not supported by Microsoft’s latest browser, Edge. ActiveX remains useful to Microsoft users and is included with Windows 10. This is because ActiveX still allows standalone software to receive updates, interface across programs, and enhance functionality.

Is ActiveX a malware?

Even Microsoft has advised Internet Explorer 11 users not to disable security settings that prevent the downloading and execution of ActiveX controls, unless absolutely necessary. Malicious hackers can abuse ActiveX to collect information about a user, install malware, or take control of a device.

How do I run ActiveX in Firefox?

This extension lets you open a website in a separate Firefox tab using the Internet Explorer rendering engine, thus allowing you to run ActiveX controls.

1. Click the Firefox menu button and select “Add-ons.”
2. Type “IE Tab” in the search box and press “Enter.”
3. Click “Install” and then restart Firefox to finish installation.

Should I use ActiveX?

ActiveX controls allow for more flexible design and should be used when the job just can’t be done with a basic Forms control. Many user’s computers by default won’t trust ActiveX , and it will be disabled; this sometimes needs to be manually added to the trust center.

Is VLC ActiveX safe?

In summary, ActiveX controls are dangerous and you should only install them if you need to do so and trust the source.

Does Chrome use ActiveX?

By default, Google Chrome and Firefox web browsers do not support ActiveX controls. However, there are workarounds to enable ActiveX controls and get the required functionality based on ActiveX controls. Google Chrome users can download IE Tab extension that acts as Internet Explorer emulator.

What browser supports ActiveX?

Internet Explorer
The browser which supports ActiveX: Internet Explorer….All the modern browsers do not support ActiveX like, below browsers does not support ActiveX:

Should I disable ActiveX?

ActiveX is a collection of programs that provides much of the interactive content seen on modern Web Sites. Nowadays ActiveX is the source of many if not most Web viruses and spyware1. The best way to prevent this malware from entering your computer in the first place,is: disable Active X whenever feasible.

Does Firefox use ActiveX?

Firefox does not support “ActiveX” because: “ActiveX” is just available on Windows, so pages that use “ActiveX” will not work on Linux or Macintosh, which are both supported by Firefox.

Does ActiveX work in Chrome?

How to Enable ActiveX on Google Chrome. By default, ActiveX only works on applications that were also made by Microsoft – that includes Internet Explorer, PowerPoint, Excel, Word, etc. However, you can now enable ActiveX on both Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox, even though this wasn’t possible initially.

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ActiveX on Firefox?

I don’t know if it was ever updated, but there was a plug in available way back in FF2 or 3 that allowed it to use Active X controls. But again, it would have only worked for Windows.

Have you tried IE in Wine? I have to do this for my IP cams that only work with ActiveX. ies4linux is an application that may help. ies4linux can be installed in both Debian-based and rpm-based operating systems. To install ies4linux in Ubuntu run the following commands 1 from the terminal:

sudo apt-get install wine cabextract wget http://www.tatanka.com.br/ies4linux/downloads/ies4linux-latest.tar.gz tar xzvf ies4linux-latest.tar.gz cd ies4linux* ./ies4linux 

Now you can try it by typing ie6 in your terminal.

ActiveX is for Microsoft and Microsoft only.

Firefox has its own engine to incorporate additional functionality i.e. plugins

My experience with the FF IE engine plugins (on Win machines) to provide IE functionality have been that it relies on the presence of an installed instance of IE . so if IE is not installed or broken, those «IE engine» plugins wont work.

There are some activeX apps I’ve had to use, and have had my problems using them in certain machines and their installations of IE, so tried the FF IE engine plugins, same exact problems. Once the problems are finally fixed on IE itself, the FF IE engine plugins finally worked.

So it’s all brought me to understand that a working IE is needed on the machine for the FF IE engine plugin to work correctly.

So Wine and IE seemed to be the answer.

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Thread: Active X on Ubuntu/firefox

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Active X on Ubuntu/firefox

Is there anyway to install/load Active X on a Ubuntu/Firefox workstation ?

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Re: Active X on Ubuntu/firefox

there’s no practical way of getting a technology to work with linux/firefox that was purposely built for windows/internet explorer.

I just remembered that several years ago somebody wrote a plugin for firefox 1 or 2 that would provide basic active x functionality but would still require firefox to be run on windows I believe.

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Re: Active X on Ubuntu/firefox

Originally Posted by LoneWolfJack

there’s no practical way of getting a technology to work with linux/firefox that was purposely built for windows/internet explorer.

I just remembered that several years ago somebody wrote a plugin for firefox 1 or 2 that would provide basic active x functionality but would still require firefox to be run on windows I believe.

The listed link / web page info is outdated.

It says something about reporting websites that do not work under Firefox by going to the HELP menu on Firefox but the function that is listed is NOT found under HELP on Firefox, or at least it is not under the version that I am using.

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Using ActiveX objects in Javascript in Linux (in Firefox)

It’s not quite a «programming» question, but I hope its related closely enough. Do you know if it is possible to configure the browser in Linux (e.g. Firefox) to use Wine to create ActiveX objects? I would like to handle web pages that use:

var xmlDocument = new ActiveXObject( Msxml2.DOMDocument.4.0 ) 

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I think you can only do that in Internet Explorer on Wine

You could try installing the Windows version of Firefox in Wine. Linux Firefox, though, you’d have to recompile, with some work to add the Wine check. I don’t think you can do this for client code.

ActiveXObject is part of the Windows Script host, and not available in Linux unless you can use Wine to install it.

As a side issue, the actual ActiveXObject is an instance of a windows application, and not generally available in Linux (especially not the MS Office suite).

Edit: Had Wine confused with Mono. Fixed now.

If you just want an xml document you can do that via standard javascript. Their is no need for ActiveX. Simply ask the document to parse the xml for you. Have a look on Mozilla Developers Centre. They have very good JS docs.

On another note, if you want cross browser web pages steer clear of ActiveX. Especailly with all its security holes.

Hi, if I had control over this page, then I would do it. I just need to link to it, but it doesn’t work for Linux guys.

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