Ubuntu
firefox package

westpac website other accounts requires ActiveX

Asked by map7

Binary package hint: firefox

When I login to www.westpac.com.au (my bank) and try and view Other Accounts this function requires ActiveX. I have sent an email to the bank suggesting that they use a different technology as ActiveX can be a target for malicious software but I don't think they took me seriously.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: firefox 3.6.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-22.36-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-22-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: ksplice_coxxyzm4_vmlinux_new ksplice_coxxyzm4 ksplice_a7neeqjd_vmlinux_new ksplice_a7neeqjd ksplice_jhkujzi5_cifs_new ksplice_jhkujzi5 ksplice_wpkqd79x_vmlinux_new ksplice_wpkqd79x ksplice_xtjq4oib_vmlinux_new ksplice_xtjq4oib nvidia
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Jul 16 10:41:55 2010
FirefoxPackages:
 firefox 3.6.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1
 firefox-gnome-support 3.6.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1
 firefox-branding 3.6.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1
 abroswer N/A
 abrowser-branding N/A
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100429)
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_AU.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: firefox

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This question was originally filed as bug #606088.

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map7 (map7777) said : 		#1
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Micah Gersten (micahg) said : 		#2

Thank you for reporting this to Ubuntu. Unfortunately, ActiveX is a proprietary Microsoft technology that is only found in Internet Explorer. We cannot fix this in Firefox or Ubuntu. You could try Internet Explorer in Wine possibly. I'm converting this to a question in case others experiencing the same issue have suggestions. Please report any other issues you may find.

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GREG T. (ubuntuer) said : 		#3

Support and accessibility listed on the home page has a phone number 132 032 . may be helpful .
 you may just need adobe flash player 10 or icetea java plug in or one of the other add ons/plug ins to get it to work.

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