Security researchers in Denmark are warning users to disable “active scripting” in Microsoft Corp.’s Internet Explorer 6.0 Web browser to prevent attackers from targeting and taking remote ...

Cross-site scripting attacks can leave private, critical information vulnerable to cyberattackers. Learn more about XSS attacks and how you can prevent them.

By disabling Active Scripting and ActiveX controls on your computer, you may give up a little functionality--but you'll gain a lot more security. Let's look at how you can disable both.

In context: Windows has included a proprietary JavaScript engine since the release of Internet Explorer 3.0 nearly 30 years ago. Technically, JScript is Microsoft's own dialect of the ...