# (PC/WEB) Why does... **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [September 22, 2006, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-web-why-does/373714 "2006-09-22T14:20:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sizer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@Sizer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sizer)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2006, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-web-why-does/373714/1 "2006-09-22T14:20:37Z")
Why does an actovex box pop up on my screen when visiting certain sites saying “Click here to run activex control” and when I click OK, as in yes you can run it, it doesnt…no matter how many times I try. refresh etc… I get the same window, I click OK and it still never works!! IE7, XP SP2 Cheers Si ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2006, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-web-why-does/373714/2 "2006-09-22T14:26:19Z")
Do you know what the control is supposed to be doing? Depending on the type of site, it might actually be a bit of malware and of course that isn’t going to announce anything at all, once it’s installed itself. ---
**Author:** ![Sizer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@Sizer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sizer)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2006, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-web-why-does/373714/3 "2006-09-22T14:40:03Z")
[QUOTE=Mangetout] Do you know what the control is supposed to be doing? Depending on the type of site, it might actually be a bit of malware and of course that isn’t going to announce anything at all, once it’s installed itself. [/QUOTE] All safe sites, ranging from forums to magazine sites with games etc…