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Forum Thread: Google Gadget ActiveX Control 5.x
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| cadence yedmore | Google Gadget ActiveX Control 5.x |
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20th Feb, 2010 18:59 |
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Ranking: -8 Posts: 24 User Since: 2nd Oct, 2009 System Score: N/A Location: Houston, US |
Secunia show my latest version of Google Gadget as insecure but does have any download solution for it. I'm not sure if I need it or if there's a solution for it. I disabled it and ran a scan but it still shows up as venerable. My latest version is 5.7.712.19360. Any suggestions? Thanks, Dave |
| Anthony Wells | RE: Google Gadget ActiveX Control 5.x | ||||||||
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20th Feb, 2010 21:03 | ||||||||
| Score: 2324 Posts: 3,203 User Since: 19th Dec 2007 System Score: N/A Location: N/A Last edited on 20th Feb, 2010 21:07 |
Hello Dave , I don't use IE or Google Gadget (plug-in) and don't know what it does exactly ; is it loaded in a Toolbar or a part of Google Desktop ?? Any gadgets which interest me i get from the gadget "library" and load them into the iGoogle part of my Home Page and only the Google "approved" ones . Disabling it is a good start ; if you don't miss it after a few days and there is no update available you could kill it . I am always wary of out of date/vulnerable ActiveX's hanging about . What is PSI showing as the "installation path" for it ?? Anthony -- It always seems impossible until its done. Nelson Mandela |
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| cadence yedmore | RE: Google Gadget ActiveX Control 5.x | ||||||||
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21st Feb, 2010 05:31 | ||||||||
| Score: -8 Posts: 24 User Since: 2nd Oct 2009 System Score: N/A Location: Houston, US |
Hey Anthony, I went ahead and deleted the file called Google Gadget.... from the path where Secunia indicated it was. We'll see if it has any affect on anything. My Secunia rating is now at 100%. What's weird is now its in my Plugins and enabled even though I disabled it before I deleted it. I'm perplexed. I'm going to leave it enabled for now and monitor it. Thanks, Dave |
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| Anthony Wells | RE: Google Gadget ActiveX Control 5.x | ||||||||
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21st Feb, 2010 20:36 | ||||||||
| Score: 2324 Posts: 3,203 User Since: 19th Dec 2007 System Score: N/A Location: N/A |
OK , Dave , Google update lots of things automatically and can leave old files behind either deliberately or not . You could try the disable again or just ignore it as in "no longer broke , no need to fix it" :)) Anthony -- It always seems impossible until its done. Nelson Mandela |
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| jezzicaz789 | RE: Google Gadget ActiveX Control 5.x | ||||||||
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22nd Feb, 2010 08:49 | ||||||||
| Score: 0 Posts: 1 User Since: 22nd Feb 2010 System Score: N/A Location: AS Last edited on 22nd Feb, 2010 08:49 |
on 20th Feb, 2010 21:03, Anthony Wells wrote: Hello Dave , I don't use IE or Google Gadget (plug-in) and don't know what it does exactly ; is it loaded in a Toolbar or a part of Google Desktop ?? Any gadgets which interest me i get from the gadget "library" and load them into the iGoogle part of my Home Page and only the Google "approved" ones . Disabling it is a good start ; if you don't miss it after a few days and there is no update available you could kill it . I am always wary of out of date/vulnerable ActiveX's hanging about . What is PSI showing as the "installation path" for it ?? Anthony Hi , I am a new member of forum. Would a newcomer be warmly welcome here? Good day you guys!!! __________________ http://moviesonlinefree.biz |
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