Hackers smoke out Firefox
Hackers have found to exploit a hole in the open-source Firefox browser that enables them to monitor people’s activity on the Internet.
The Infostealer.Snifula uses works as an extension to Firefox but installs malicious Trojans that are loaded at start-up. The Trojan captures contents of form submission events including passwords and forwards them to its main [...]
Firefox 1.5.0.5 update plugs ‘critical’ holes
Mozilla on Wednesday released an update to its popular Firefox Web browser that fixes a dozen vulnerabilities, seven of which it deems “critical.”
The most serious of the flaws could be exploited by cyberattackers to commandeer a vulnerable PC, according to Mozilla. The company, which oversees Firefox development, has published security advisories for each of the [...]
Five tools to bulletproof Firefox
Spyware, adware, drive-by downloads, phish blitzes, malware of all stripes, they all have one thing in common: they reach your computer through the wide open door that is your browser.
If the most important step you can take to secure your system is to use a secure browser – advice held by everyone apparently, including Microsoft, [...]
FireFox Jumps To 13% Of Global Market Share
According to the Amsterdam analytics firm onestat The FireFox browser has jumped from a global market share of 8.7% to a whopping 13% since April 2005.
The national usage of firefox make some interesting reading to with FireFox making up 16% in the USA, 24% in Australia and a huge 39% in Germany.
Onestat provide visitor statistics [...]
Firefox 2.0 beta candidate
An integrated spell checker and anti-phishing tool are two of the features in the first beta of Firefox 2.0, slated for release tomorrow.
It comes in Mac (Yes, Mac) and Linux flavours but beware, says PC Magazine, because it’ll, “overwrite your existing themes, and render existing extensions unusable”.
The beta includes a horizontal scrolling capability for tabs, [...]
Firefox, iTunes, Skype Top Most Dangerous List
Firefox, iTunes, and Skype were the top 3 applications in a list of 15 with the most security vulnerabilities, a Cambridge, Mass.-based security company said this week.
The list from Bit9 calls out applications frequently downloaded by individuals (and thus perhaps not sanctioned by the enterprise) which have at least one critical vulnerability, and that rely [...]
