I would seriously consider laying down until the feeling went away. ActiveX , in my opinion is the root cause of many problems, Trojans etc. Here's one guys take on the subject: Link <br />Here too: Link <br />Do a Google search for ActiveX...you'll soon get the drift.
Chief, I started having all kinds of problems shortly after installing Active X . I'm not sure if thats where the problems came from but we had to wipe out everything and do a disk reinstall to correct things. No more Active X for me.
I only download the ActiveX controls from reputable sites that I know aren't going to screw me over. These sites are usually ones our company works with directly.