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Kill Bit

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Description: The kill bit is a feature invented by Microsoft to solve the problem of unexpected ActiveX execution in their HTTP browser, Internet Explorer. This is a flag that allows a user to prevent execution of some ActiveX while running Internet Explorer. More on the subject at: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;240797.


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