Youngjin Kim(kyj7479@gmail.com), Travis Ji(jlh7020@gmail.

com)
Software Maven School at Hanyang Univ.
Introduction

Web Browsers Percentage

Practical Examples of ActiveX System Problems

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This poster discusses online Identification

problems in South Korea. It is complex and
very dangerous, because of the ActiveX
system which is the root of all evil.

1. ActiveX system only supports Internet Explorer

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This creates a problem for any companies or

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government agencies or people who use another

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operating systems. Koreans are forced to use

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Internet Explorer and also Microsofts Windows,

because Internet Explorer only supports Windows.

(Hometax : IRS of Korea)

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2. Online purchasing in South Korea is very complicated because the ActiveX system needs
In Korea, many of web sites like internet shopping

several steps more. Even if people get errors, they have to restart from the first step.

IE

Chrome

Safari

try to access these web sites, they must install

security programs based on it. However, the

Other

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malls and even government services use ActiveX

for individual online identification. When Koreans

Firefox

The conclusion is above. Even Chrome and

other browser users need IE by a sub-browser
to use ActiveX system.

ActiveX system is quite dangerous.

Danger of ActiveX System

Reasons to Change
1. ActiveX system only uses Internet Explorer.
2. Online purchasing are very complicated.
3. Hackers can easily attack ActiveX system.

Conclusion
ActiveX system makes users download several

The Korean government should stop using the

programs on their computers. It means that

ActiveX system and the another system

hackers can easily put spywares on victims

supports many web browsers and also has a

computers when they use ActiveX. So, people

better identification system which doesnt use

who use the ActiveX can attacked easily.

computers resources.

Also it uses computer resources a lot, so web

speed simply decreases. Thus, Korean
computers have a heavy load compared with
those of other countries!
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References
[1] Browsers in South Korea 2014-2015, Statcounter,
http://gs.statcounter.com/#browser-KR-monthly-201406-201506-bar