Which browser is the most secure web browser? That’s a question that is hard to answer and Internet users usually mention the web browser that they are using when asked the question. There are some differences in the architecture. Google Chrome and Internet Explorer for example make use of sandboxes that prevent that the whole [...]

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There are basically two options to protect computer systems (and their users) from phishing attacks. The first are protections in programs like email clients or instant messengers that are commonly used to spread phishing links while the second method blocks the web browser from opening those links (when they have already been clicked on). The [...]

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The Mozilla Firefox have already started spreading the latest Firefox version with the version number of 3.5.3 to the official mirror servers. This usually means that the next Firefox update is imminent which would go along well with the official schedule which suggests a release tomorrow. The beta release notes which are currently publicly available [...]

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Web browser attacks are an increasing threat these days. Attackers not only expoit web browser vulnerabilities but also those of plugins and add-ons that are installed in the web browser. The Adobe Flash plugin is one of the high priority targets of attackers due to its distribution percentage. A recent article at H-Online estimates that [...]

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The latest version of the Firefox 3.5x branch is currently being distributed to all official Mozilla mirror servers around the world. Some are already hosting the latest version Firefox 3.5.2 for all supported languages and operating systems while others are only showing the directory structure but no files yet. It is likely going to take [...]

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It has been only a few days ago that the Mozilla Firefox team released an update for Firefox 3.5 to Firefox 3.5.1 that would close a recently disclosed critical security vulnerability that allowed attackers to execute arbitrary code on the attacked computer system. Earlier today another Firefox vulnerability was disclosed to the public that affects [...]

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A recently disclosed vulnerability in the Firefox 3.5 web browser forced the Mozilla Firefox development team to release version 3.5.1 of the web browser early to fix the vulnerability. The vulnerability, which is affecting all operating systems that Firefox can be installed on, is linked to the Firefox JavaScript Tracemonkey engine. A temporary fix was [...]

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The Mozilla team has released version 3.0.11 of the Firefox web browser. The release is currently distributed to all mirror sites but can already be downloaded from various download portals like Betanews or MajorGeeks. The update seems to be a security and stability update if the beta release notes can be trusted. Users are therefor [...]

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Add-ons can increase the security of the Firefox web browser. Popular extensions like NoScript, Safe SSL or Safe Cache add additional security layers to the web browser. Form Fox is another security add-on for the Firefox web browser. It deals with web forms as the name suggests and displays the destination url of the submit [...]

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