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| Mozilla: Firefox Is Superior to IE, Opera and Safari |  | As far as Mozilla is concerned, the open source Firefox browser is superior to what rivals from Microsoft, Apple and Opera have to offer. Security is one of the aspects of software which can be quantified only by considering a variety of factors from the volume of attacks and the malware environment, to the number and severity of exploits, and to the exposure window of end users. According to ... [read more >>] | | 08 July 2008, 12:17GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Nothing but Love from the IE Team for Mozilla and Firefox 3.0 |  | Microsoft's Internet Explorer team had nothing but love for Mozilla, especially on the day that Firefox 3.0 was unleashed. As absurd as this statement might sound, it is actually true. And the Redmond company itself offered illustrative proof of this via a memento that the IE team sent Mozilla to celebrate the launch of Firefox 3.0. Microsoft has gone all out in order to mark the release of the next iteration of the Firefox open sourc ... [read more >>] | | 18 June 2008, 13:02GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Microsoft: Restrict the Use of Safari on XP SP3 and Vista SP1 |  | When it transitioned the default browser of Mac OS X to Windows, Apple wrapped it up in a "secure by default" marketing aura, aimed to give users of the Microsoft proprietary operating system a real taste of browser protection. It is precisely Safari's high security level the reason for which Microsoft is advising users of Windows XP Service Pack 3 and Windows Vista Service Pack 1 to steer clear of Apple's browser. &quo ... [read more >>] | | 02 June 2008, 03:30GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Internet Explorer 8 Incompatible with Yahoo Mail And Gmail |  | Microsoft recently released a beta version of Internet Explorer 8 and, since we're talking about one of the most popular browsers on the web, lots of people downloaded, installed and tested it. However, some of them may encounter unexpected problems because IE8 doesn't ... [read more >>] | | 11 April 2008, 03:42GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Is Internet Explorer Safer Than Firefox, Opera and Safari? |  | The face-off for dominance on the browser market is essentially a four-horse race between Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari and Opera. Now, the truth of the matter is that Internet Explorer has long become the preferred browser worldwide, starting with the moment it was bundled with Windows and offered for free in order to beat Netscape at its own game. Firefox comes in second in terms of install base, enjoying the backing of Google, with ... [read more >>] | | 03 March 2008, 13:10GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Only Vulnerabilities in Safe ActiveX Controls Are Exploitable in Internet Explorer |  | Microsoft's Internet Explorer is without a doubt the main vector of attacks, when it comes down to web-based threats. Its ubiquity, as well as its intimate integration into the Windows platform, makes it an excellent avenue for attacks. With IE6, Microsoft has gained an ill reputation for failing dramatically to protect end users. From IE6, which undoubtedly is an apex of insecurity compared to alternative browsers, the Redmond compan ... [read more >>] | | 06 February 2008, 07:38GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Firefox Users Less Likely to Fall for Porn Scams |  | A while ago there was a supposedly "viral" advertising campaign against Microsoft’s Internet Explorer series, created by Mozilla, that claimed to have better and more tech savvy users for its Firefox browser than the competition. Dissed at the time for the way it was presented, there is still some truth to that, as DriveSentry’s John Safa came to acknowledge.
He told Web User that people using Firefox are "more aware of a ... [read more >>] | | 01 February 2008, 19:51GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Firefox Is Slaughtering Internet Explorer |  | Stuck at a negligible share of the browser market, Opera has filed a formal complaint with the European Union Antitrust Commission pointing to the bundling of Internet Explorer into Windows, as the reason for what it referred to as a lack of consumer choice. But Firefox seems to have no problems growing from under Internet Explorer and, furthermore, dislodging large chunks of IE's audience and converting them to open source. In Europe ... [read more >>] | | 30 January 2008, 13:02GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Firefox Rises Big Time in Europe |  | The browser war is somewhat the opposite to the search engines war: it too features a favorite and an underdog, but unlike Google and Yahoo, the startup switch has not yet been made. It’s where things are headed, definitely, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer is slowly backing up from the ever rising Firefox that Mozilla brought on stage.
Europe is the place where the spikes at IE’s feet start growing sharper, the Old Continent is ... [read more >>] | | 29 January 2008, 06:20GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Internet Explorer Closed, Removed and Replaced by Windows XP Trojan Horse |  | Microsoft's Internet Explorer is once again the favorite target of virus writers, as another Trojan horse has been spotted in the wild by security vendor Trend Micro. TROJ_PATCH.CD has a high damage potential and may seriously harm the Windows 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP and Server 2003 platforms. The entire infection process is quite smart and you'll understand why in the next few lines. But before starting talking about the Trojan ... [read more >>] | | 11 January 2008, 04:03GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Mozilla Promoting Firefox, Thrashing Microsoft’s Internet Explorer |  | The campaign that Mozilla launched yesterday is "Fight Against Boredom" and it’s supposed to be viral, complete with a site (fighatagainstboredom.org), a fake talk show setup, links to a Facebook page, downloads for the song and, of course, links to download Firefox.
Microsoft will most likely not like the statistics (which, in my honest opinion, are also fake) that are running at the bottom of the YouTube video that ... [read more >>] | | 08 January 2008, 18:11GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| What’s New in Microsoft Land: 17-21 December, 2007 |  | The Ingenuity Point Competition had its first round of winners announced on Monday. Independent software vendors from all over the world are taking part in Microsoft’s competition that focuses on recognizing software solutions that are to make a meaningful difference in the areas of education, healthcare and environmental sustainability.
And the winners are… TR Control Solutions Ltd of Surrey, United Kingdom, Tobii T ... [read more >>] | | 22 December 2007, 13:36GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Internet Explorer Flaw Allows Intruders to Hack Gmail Accounts |  | Microsoft’s top browser, Internet Explorer, contains a critical vulnerability that could enable an intruder, who manages to exploit it, to access the victim’s Gmail account and all the information stored in it, Cenzic Inc. warned today.
"Cenzic discovered the possible Cross-site Request Forgery (CSRF) on URLs that display attachments when viewed using 'View as HTML'. CSRF, in combination with the improper use ... [read more >>] | | 19 December 2007, 05:24GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Opera vs. Internet Explorer – The Next Level of Browser Wars |  | Due to near monopoly that Microsoft enjoys on the operating system market, with the Windows platform, the Redmond company has managed to push additional technologies, products and services to the foreground, in the detriment of direct competitors. In this context, the dominance of Internet Explorer ... [read more >>] | | 13 December 2007, 08:40GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Download Free Windows XP SP2 from Microsoft |  | Two new fresh copies of Windows XP SP2 are available as free downloads straight from Microsoft. This is, of course, not the first time when the Redmond company managed to come up with such an offering. In fact, Microsoft is making quite a tradition out of the practice of giving out free copies of Windows XP, destined for testing purposes. Both copies of the operating system have already been activated, so users need not worry th ... [read more >>] | | 10 December 2007, 08:22GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| What’s New in Microsoft Land: 26th – 30th November 2007 |  | Monday was a gush of fresh air for the 2.2 million members community of Microsoft Certified Professionals (MCPs) that were announced that as of that day they will be receiving new benefits that will help them successfully deploy and support new technologies by increasing the access to Microsoft’s internal resources and networking with their peers.
As Microsoft is preparing for the " ... [read more >>] | | 02 December 2007, 09:27GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Your Brand New and More Secure Firefox Is Here |  | The folks at Mozilla rolled out a new Firefox version which is supposed to correct all the flaws discovered in the previous versions and keep the customers secure while browsing the web. Although the 2.0.0.10 release patches several Firefox bugs, the new update is mostly addre ... [read more >>] | | 27 November 2007, 04:34GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Application Compatibility Toolkit 5.0 for Windows Vista |  | The Application Compatibility Toolkit is a resource put together by Microsoft and designed to offer the necessary tools and documentation in order to streamline the deployment of Windows Vista, a Windows update or the latest version of Internet Explorer. The toolkit will help with the evaluation of an environment, the identification of possible compatibility problems and their mitigation. The Application Compatibility Toolkit was made avai ... [read more >>] | | 13 November 2007, 09:27GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Internet Explorer vs. Firefox on an Infected Copy of Windows |  | Internet Explorer and Firefox are in a constant race for both the lion's share of the browser market and for the top dog position when it comes down to which of the two products is more locked down from a security perspective. In terms of audience Internet Explorer has little contest from Firefox, although the open source browser has increased substantially its foothold on the market growing its share to approximately 15% at the end o ... [read more >>] | | 08 November 2007, 06:44GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari and Opera – Going Nowhere Fast |  | Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari and Opera are all going nowhere fast. All is quiet on the multiple fronts of the browser war. Dead quiet as a matter of fact. It still remains to be seen if a storm will ensue, but the statistics published by Net Applications for the past month indicate an overall stagnation on the browser market. The lockdown is virtually unnatural, and defying of the perpetual oscillations associated with the evolution ... [read more >>] | | 02 November 2007, 12:51GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| It's Official: Safari Is the Fastest Browser on Windows! |  | Back in June, the Cupertino-based company Apple rolled out the first beta version of Safari for Windows, it's well known Mac OS X browser which was made available for Microsoft's operating system. Apple claims Safari is the fastest browser on the web and even placed a chart on its official page to support this statement. In addition, you can always read the 12 reasons you'll love Safari with blazing performance and ... [read more >>] | | 25 October 2007, 06:50GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| What’s New in Microsoft Land: 15th – 19th October 2007 |  | Although Microsoft never looked like a company which has the ability to compete with Google’s search engine, the Redmond-based giant remained focused on its product and released improvements every once in a while. On Monday, it continued this update process and rolled out a major pack of goodies for ... [read more >>] | | 21 October 2007, 11:41GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Download Microsoft Toolkit to Verify Website Compatibility with IE7 |  | Microsoft initially previewed the Internet Explorer 7 Readiness Kit at MIX06 in March 2006. The toolkit is a product addressing developers that are looking to tests their websites with Internet Explorer 7. Compatibility was one of the biggest issues with IE, and this is of course a detail valid even prior to the delivery of IE7, and a reason why developers pointed the finger at Microsoft. This is one reason why the Redmond company is deliv ... [read more >>] | | 04 October 2007, 11:05GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Internet Explorer Hits a New Low – Firefox at Fault |  | Internet Explorer has managed to hit a new low, and rival applications Firefox and Safari are directly responsible for it. IE's market share has been depreciating for some time now, and even with the launch of Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft is unlikely to climb back to its apex of do ... [read more >>] | | 01 October 2007, 12:10GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Free Windows Porn |  | Free pornographic content and the Windows platform simply mix. The is a very thin line between scantly clothed girls in sexually explicit scenarios and the Windows operating system, especially if Internet Explorer is involved. The promise of free porn is hard to resist, and generally it is a sufficient incentive for users to willingly agree to become victims of malicious Internet attacks. While software vulnerabilities and their exploit is ... [read more >>] | | 28 September 2007, 13:44GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Yahoo Gets DivX Quality |  | Yahoo and DivX signed a new partnership to bundle the Yahoo Toolbar and Internet Explorer 7 optimized for Yahoo into the DivX video tools which will allow the consumers who install these utilities to download the giant portal's products quick and easy. In case you never heard of it (although that sounds almost impossible to me), DivX is one of the most famous video utilities which is currently installed on millions of comput ... [read more >>] | | 27 September 2007, 09:20GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Official Microsoft Security Update for Internet Explorer Infects Computers |  | An official Microsoft security update designed for Internet Explorer infects Windows computers with malware. According to security company Symantec, an original IE patch is used as an incentive for potential victims to download and deploy malicious code on their machines. Spammed emails, masquerading as Microsoft Security Bulletins claim to offer a patch for Internet Explorer. That is not the case, explained Vikram Thakur, Symantec Securit ... [read more >>] | | 24 September 2007, 08:58GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Microsoft Download Is Designed to Safeguard ActiveX Controls in IE |  | Microsoft has made available for download a free template designed to safeguard ActiveX controls in Internet Explorer. SiteLock Template for ActiveX Controls will enable developers to make sure that the content built for legitimate websites cannot be repurposed by third-parties and leveraged in malicious actions. Internet Explorer comes complete with a default security model for ActiveX controls. For websites running inside Microsoft' ... [read more >>] | | 19 September 2007, 08:10GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| IE Nothing But Roadkill! Now Internet Explorer Can Really Bite Firefox's Dust |  | It's all over for Microsoft! Mozilla has taken the browser face-off with the Redmond company to the next level. At this point, Internet Explorer can actually bite Firefox's dust. Just feast your eyes on the sweet ride that Mozilla Firefox got. Microsoft's Internet Explorer is in this context heading the right way to become nothing more than roadkill. The Firefox Toyota Celica gives a whole different dimension and meaning to ... [read more >>] | | 19 September 2007, 06:15GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Use Internet Explorer to Lose Your Dough |  | If there is money somewhere on the web, then there’s bound to be some hacker interested in that place. But I guess you’ve already noticed this. In any case, Second Life makes a lot of transactions happen. In case you’ve never heard of it, it’s an online game, with close to 10 million people involved and some call it mind blowing. Just like you might have imagined by reading its name, this game offers the player a possibility to h ... [read more >>] | | 19 September 2007, 04:38GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| IE and Firefox Equally Insecure, Safari Is the Most Closed Down Browser |  | Internet Explorer and Firefox are equally insecure, exposing their users to the same amount of exploits, while Safari is the most closed down browser, with Opera not too far behind. This is the conclusion Symantec presented in its Internet Security Threat Report - Trends for January–June 07. The Cupertino-based security company has taken into consideration the window of exposure for the main four Web browsers on the market today, namely &l ... [read more >>] | | 18 September 2007, 12:42GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| IE7 Survives without a Scratch - New Version of Firefox Available 2.0.0.7 |  | Mozilla has updated Firefox and a new version is available for download. With the latest refresh, Firefox jumps from version 2.0.0.6 to 2.0.0.7. At this point in time, older variants of the browser, such as 2.0.0.3, were automatically detecting, downloading and delivering for implementation only Firefox 2.0.0.6. It appears that 2.0.0.7 has not yet made it into Mozilla's automated update infrastructure and to end users. So if you are i ... [read more >>] | | 18 September 2007, 02:45GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Firefox Wants Apple's Help to Destroy Microsoft |  | Tristan Nitot is the president of Mozilla Europe, the company which created the famous Firefox browser, currently installed on millions of computers from all around the world. During an interview with TechCrunch UK, the Mozilla official admitted the company doesn't like the Microsoft monopoly and should give the users the power to choose their browser. As you know, the Windows operating system comes with Internet Explorer as the defau ... [read more >>] | | 17 September 2007, 05:48GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Firefox Under Fire. Internet Explorer Prepares The Revenge! |  | The Mozilla browser Firefox is currently under a serious attack issued by the web designers who want to block the application in order to avoid the Ad Block extension which harms their profits. As you might have heard, the web designers boycott the browser because that tiny add-on blocks the ads displayed on the pages which represented the main source of money for most of them. At this time, we can't talk about a real threat ... [read more >>] | | 12 September 2007, 13:51GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| It's Official: Firefox Is the Most Popular Browser on the Web |  | The battle between Firefox and Internet Explorer is about to be ended. Every time a new report is published on the web, Mozilla's and Microsoft's application are the clear leaders of the competition but it seems like Firefox is able to win it. Spread Firefox, a website that was founded in November 9, 2004 as an attempt to promote Mozilla's program proudly announced that it recently recorded no less than 400 million ... [read more >>] | | 10 September 2007, 05:03GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| What’s New in Microsoft Land: 3rd – 7th September 2007 |  | Even if Internet Explorer comes as the default browser for the Windows operating system, the Redmond-based company Microsoft strives to improve the application, being continuously challenged by the rivals. Firefox is probably the only browser able to face the competiti ... [read more >>] | | 09 September 2007, 14:11GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| New Free Windows XP SP2 Downloads Cooking over at Microsoft |  | There are two versions of Windows XP Service Pack 2 that Microsoft will deliver as free downloads, cooking over at the Redmond company. Both releases are scheduled to become available in no more than a day. Microsoft has produced an extensive collection of free downloads associated with some of its top products and certainly its flagship software. Examples of the company's main cash cows, be them Windows Vista, Windows XP SP ... [read more >>] | | 15 August 2007, 05:41GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| IE7 in Vista Can Fall Victim to Specially Crafted Malicious Web Pages |  | The version of Internet Explorer 7 included by default into Windows Vista is opened to attacks from specially crafted malicious web pages via no less than two vulnerabilities. However, Microsoft revealed that the risk is generalized for all supported editions of IE including Internet Explorer 5.01 and Internet Explorer 6 SP1 and SP2, as well as Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP SP2 and Windows Server 2003. In the ... [read more >>] | | 15 August 2007, 04:10GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Internet Explorer: Vulnerable Browser Or Is It Just a Weakness? |  | Internet Explorer, the browser included into the famous operating system Windows, is again brought into spotlights although the folks from the Redmond company didn't do anything for it. Security company Secunia reported a flaw in both Internet Explorer 6 and Internet Explorer 7 that might allow an attacker to obtain your private FTP usernames and passwords. Although Secunia rated the flaw as not critical, it's an obviou ... [read more >>] | | 13 August 2007, 10:37GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Windows Vista, Office 2007 and Internet Explorer 7 Are All Flawed! |  | Windows Vista, the Microsoft Office 2007 System and Internet Explorer 7 are all flawed by security vulnerabilities. Still, the list of software from the Redmond company impacted by security flaws is more extensive than the three products enumerated above. On August 9, Microsoft's Bulletin Release Advance Notification describing the security updates scheduled for August 14 reference all supported Windows operating systems, including Wi ... [read more >>] | | 10 August 2007, 03:27GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Security in 10 F**king Days Not a Mozilla Policy to Beat Internet Explorer |  | Mozilla's Firefox is generally perceived by end users as a browser delivering superior security in comparison to Internet Explorer. In fact, security has been the backbone of Firefox's adoption, and a constantly ascendant uptake rate, eroding IE's domination on the browser market. However, at Black Hat 2007 in Las Vegas, Mozilla's Director of Ecosystem Development, Mike Shaver took it one step further and apparently mad ... [read more >>] | | 07 August 2007, 05:28GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Mozilla's Security Tools for Firefox 2.0 Will Not Impact Internet Explorer |  | Mozilla offered official assurance of the fact that the security tools released for Firefox 2.0 will not impact rival browsers. Internet Explorer, Opera and Safari are not affected by the open source security utilities built especially for Firefox. Furthermore Microsoft, Apple and Opera all gave their O.K. for the release of the JavaScript ... [read more >>] | | 06 August 2007, 06:34GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Firefox Users Deserting to Safari, IE Still Top Dog |  | July has not been a good month for Firefox, as Mozilla's open source browser continued to lose users. Firefox initially showed signs of a weakened adoption from April to May 2007. While the Foundation was pressing users to upgrade to Firefox 2.0 from version 1.5 of its browser, it managed to lose market share while at the same time boosting Internet Explorer. It seems that cutting support for Firefox 1.5 was a move that impacted the o ... [read more >>] | | 01 August 2007, 10:51GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| It's as if Firefox and Safari Didn't Even Exist, When Contrasted to Internet Explorer |  | When contrasted to Internet Explorer, it's as if alternative browsers such as the Mozilla's open source Firefox and Apple's Mac OS X Safari didn't even exist. And this is not a question of browser market share or usage rate. It is simply a comparison of the impact that the three separate products delivered on the world in the past 25 years. According to a survey put together by the Computing Technology Indust ... [read more >>] | | 01 August 2007, 03:40GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| A New Version of Firefox Available for Free Download |  | The famous web-browser Firefox received a new important update, the 2.0.0.5 release being available for download for any user. The latest version of the application comes with a lot of fixes that are meant to improve the security of the users browsing the Internet with Firefox. Secunia rated all the flaws as highly critical saying the only solution to avoid successful exploitation is to install the latest version of the program. Mozilla� ... [read more >>] | | 18 July 2007, 09:03GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Mozilla Shouts At Microsoft, Internet Explorer Ignores Firefox |  | A recently reported vulnerability that affects Mozilla's Firefox and Microsoft's Internet Explorer caused an interesting dispute between the two parent companies as they are accusing one another for the security flaw. Basically, the exploitation of the flaw could be made by visiting a dangerous website from Internet Explorer that tried to launch a new attack through Firefox. The two producers sustained they have nothing ... [read more >>] | | 13 July 2007, 09:07GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| IE to Firefox: I Own You! |  | Mozilla's Firefox, the browser that fights for the supremacy of the Internet, is once again affected by a highly critical security flaw that can allow an attacker compromise a vulnerable system. Security company Secunia rated the flaw as highly critical and sustained that it was discovered on a computer running Windows XP SP2 with the latest updates installed along with Firefox 2.0.0.4. However, other versions of the applica ... [read more >>] | | 10 July 2007, 09:04GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
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