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Explain the problem with COM.- From the security point of view, COM and ActiveX controls are not safe.
- As COM and ActiveX components are run as native code on the user's machine, there are fewer restrictions on what the code can do.
- Many of these problems have been addressed by the introduction of "code Signing" (based on digital signatures), and later by the .NET platform as well.
- Therefore, before an ActiveX control is installed, the user is prompted whether to allow the installation or not. It is possible to disable ActiveX controls altogether, or to only allow a selected few.
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