What are the cons on adding Flash Player ActiveX control?

The first responder is absolutely correct, but you also must consider the fine group of folks who have boldly decided not to compute using Microsoft products. ActiveX is solely a Windows technology, so your Linux and MAC pals are left in the cold when exclusively using ActiveX.What are the cons on adding Flash Player ActiveX control?
ActiveX is Microsoft's technology for signing plug-ins that add additional software to your computer when a web page is accessed. If all goes well, you will be asked whether you want to trust a plug-in from that particular company and you will have the option of saying no. In principle, this is a useful way to allow the installation of worthwhile add-ons, such as Adobe Acrobat Reader, Macromedia Flash Player and RealPlayer.





An ActiveX control is similar to a Java applet. Unlike Java applets, however, ActiveX controls have FULL ACCESS to the Windows operating system which gives them much more power than Java applets, but with this power comes a certain risk that the applet may damage software or data on your machine.





Active X is a must, for your computer, BUT it is also frequently used for the application of bad add ons like spyware\adware\malware. So learning to set your Active X controls is essential as well as the use of excellent applications like SpywareBlaster that stops 99% of bad Active X controls from being installed in the first place.