WinFax PRO ActiveX Viewer Security Risk

I realize Symantec isn't providing support for WinFax PRO, but I believe as courtesy to all users that use this software, you should read this:

 

http://www.symantec.com/business/security_response/attacksignatures/detail.jsp?asid=23348

 

A fix to prevent this flaw requires editing the registry and setting a "kill bit" for the bad ActiveX control, something that has been done for many other flawed ActiveX controls. This isn't an easy task for most that are unaware of the Windows registry, so we've released a simple one-click fix for this.  More details are posted here:

 

http://www.getfaxing.com/winfax/2009/04/30/security-flaw-found-in-activex-control-used-by-symantecs-winfax-pro/