CertiGuide to A+ (A+ 4 Real)  9  Chapter 14: Networks       9  The Internet            9  Configuring Internet Explorer

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Custom Zone Configuration

This gives us a good start. Next, click on Custom Level. This allows us to make granular changes to the zone configuration. As you can see, there are a large number of options to configure, so we will only cover the most important ones. First are the ActiveX control settings.

By default, the “High” security setting disables these. ActiveX controls are small executable files downloaded from a website and run on your local machine. In most cases these are harmless and useful, however you should bear in mind that it only takes 1 malicious control to wreak havoc on a machine! If you do require the ability to view ActiveX controls on uncategorized sites, you should set these options to “Prompt”. This will cause Internet Explorer to warn you when an ActiveX²²² control is about to be loaded.

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