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In just the first months of availability, Google Chrome Beta has made consistent inroads into the territory of Internet Explorer and Firefox. Both Microsoft’s IE and Mozilla's Firefox started to see their audiences slip a little and ended up losing market share to the new browser from Google. In fact, so ... |
1 October 2008
13:44 GMT |
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For some time now, alongside Opera and even Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox has been one of the favorite Internet browsers used on most PCs. Unfortunately, until now, only Internet Explorer and Opera could be used on mobile phones, while Firefox remained available for PCs alone. So here is the good news for all Fi... |
22 September 2008
08:56 GMT |
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On September 2, 2008 Google released its own breed of open source browser, a marriage between Apple's Safari and Mozilla's Firefox, dubbed Google Chrome. Of course, Google Chrome is first and foremost a new competitor for Internet Explorer on the browser market. But in Google's own perspective, it is s... |
3 September 2008
13:39 GMT |
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If Microsoft is moving into the Cloud, Google is expanding to the Desktop and to the Windows client. The Mountain-View search giant is on the verge of making available a beta version of Google Chrome, a browser initially designed to integrate only with the Windows platform, but which is set to be tailored to addition... |
2 September 2008
04:07 GMT |
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A detailed XSS filter architecture and implementation article has been published on the Security Vulnerability Research & Defense blog. The main goal of the XSS filter integrated in IE8 is to prevent exploitation of cross-site scripting vulnerabilities without breaking the web.Cross-site scripting (XSS) is a type of ... |
21 August 2008
06:08 GMT |
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A security researcher with Core Security Technologies is responsible for the discovery of a URL Parsing Cross-Domain Information Disclosure vulnerability in Outlook Express and Windows Mail, which directly impacts Internet Explorer. According to Core Security Technologies, all supported versions of IE, including IE 5... |
14 August 2008
03:58 GMT |
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Internet Explorer users are vulnerable to attacks targeting ActiveX, even when ActiveX is vulnerability-free, claims security company Symantec. According to Symantec's Sean Hittel, attackers have found a way to essentially serve users the vulnerability prior to exploiting it. Targeted is a critical security flaw... |
11 August 2008
10:51 GMT |
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Because being safe while browsing the Internet is vital for all of us, security companies around the world bring out more and more applications supposed to help us. Check Point Software, the developer of the famous ZoneAlarm suite, rolled out a few days ago ZoneAlarm ForceField, a new "virtualized browser security so... |
22 May 2008
06:12 GMT |
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The pseudo-release of Windows XP Service Pack 3, because Microsoft's game of now you see it, now you don't, cannot be called otherwise, has managed to produce some rather interesting side-effects. In this context, one of the collateral victims of the introduction of XP SP3 RTM Build 5512 is not Windows Vist... |
5 May 2008
09:41 GMT |
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Phishing scams and Facebook are two of the most popular web-related things these days although they have pretty different meanings and purposes. Phishing scams are extremely dangerous attacks, usually launched via email addresses, which attempt to steal users' private information through a fake website which loo... |
24 April 2008
03:17 GMT |
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On March 5 2008, at the MIX08 conference in Las Vegas, Microsoft permitted the first public tasting of Internet Explorer 8. Designed as the successor of Internet Explorer 7, IE8 debuted into beta at the end of the past month with a build aimed at web content developers and designers. Microsoft is currently building ... |
22 April 2008
09:41 GMT |
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As far as bad browser plug-ins are concerned, Symantec revealed that Internet Explorer's ActiveX is the worst. When it comes to Internet Explorer, Opera or Firefox, the browsers as standalone applications do offer end users a range of functionality and features, but at the same time their capabilities can be ext... |
10 April 2008
13:01 GMT |
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Judging strictly by the sheer volume of vulnerabilities Mozilla Firefox was the most insecure browser in 2007, according to Symantec. Firefox had a total of 122 security holes, more than any other rival browser. Symantec credited the efforts poured into securing Internet Explorer 7 for IE managing to be situated unde... |
10 April 2008
07:29 GMT |
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Even though the browser market is a multifaceted arena, the fact of the matter is that there are but two dominant players. Microsoft's Internet Explorer and Mozilla's Firefox have pretty much split the vast majority of browser users between them, with IE grabbing the lion's share and Firefox a distant ... |
11 March 2008
12:47 GMT |
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Old school Internet users cannot but sigh when reminiscing about the good times they had using the now-AOL-owned Netscape. As of the first of March, the legendary Netscape Navigator browser is no longer receiving any kind of support, and its faithful users have been once again asked to consider Firefox and Flock for ... |
3 March 2008
09:10 GMT |
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When it comes down to the face-off between Microsoft and Mozilla on the browser market it's not all about the install base, market share percentages and audience converting, but also about security. And one aspect of the security race, of course not relevant onto itself for the entire protection level delivered ... |
13 February 2008
07:27 GMT |
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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... |
6 February 2008
07:38 GMT |
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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,... |
1 February 2008
19:51 GMT |
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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 tha... |
29 January 2008
06:20 GMT |
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Browsers are among the top exploited software products, as they provide the bridge between the users' machine and the Internet. And being one of the main vectors for attacks and exploits makes bulletproofing browsers a critical task in terms of delivering user protection. Microsoft's proprietary Internet Ex... |
21 January 2008
09:04 GMT |
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The face-off between the most prominent browsers on the market is not only a question of audience and uptake, but also one of security. As browsers are often a preferred attack vector, developers aim to bulletproof the product as much as possible. As far as the browser market is concerned, Internet Explorer, Firefox,... |
18 January 2008
12:46 GMT |
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This article is based on a leaked concept, posted by Natahan Weinberg on blognewschannel, although we're not sure if it's a fake or Microsoft's future Windows Mobile 7 will actually include at least some of the features described below. With the iPhone seriously taking the lead on the mobile market, Mi... |
9 January 2008
09:47 GMT |
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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 statis... |
8 January 2008
18:11 GMT |
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Microsoft's Internet Explorer has killed the Netscape browser. Netscape is a brand virtually synonymous with the World Wide Web going mainstream, but as of February 2007, the browser will be entirely buried. Tom Drapeau, the lead developer for Netscape.com, announced at the end of December 2007 that AOL, the par... |
3 January 2008
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If you want to thank someone over at Microsoft over the breaking of the deafening silence that surrounded Internet Explorer 8 throughout 2007, that man is Chairman Bill Gates. At the beginning of December, Gates approached the subject of IE8 during a Mix-n-Mash event held at the Microsoft campus. The company's c... |
21 December 2007
06:27 GMT |
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On December 11, Microsoft made available the latest bundle of patches for Internet Explorer. The Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-069 - Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (942615) was labeled with a severity rating of Critical, and designed to address no less than four vulnerabilities spanning across I... |
19 December 2007
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Last week, Opera went against Microsoft by filing an antitrust complaint with the European Union. The Norwegian company headquartered in Oslo wants the EU Antitrust Commission to force Microsoft to unbundle Internet Explorer from Windows and to adopt "fundamental and open Web standards accepted by the Web-authoring ... |
17 December 2007
10:11 GMT |
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The sheer volume of the information related to Internet Explorer security patches is simply too much for Microsoft's browser to handle. The past week, in line with the traditional monthly patch cycle, the Redmond company made available MS07-069 Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer. End user feedback ... |
17 December 2007
03:42 GMT |
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MSN Mobile decided that it was about time it went to the next stage of advertising available, namely mobile display advertising, Microsoft Corp. announced on Monday. It won't be anything out of the ordinary, it will be just what is available on the market at the time from Microsoft's competitors, and as of ... |
15 December 2007
13:06 GMT |
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In a recent report focused on the volume of vulnerabilities impacting various versions of Internet Explorer and Firefox 2.0, over a period of three years, Microsoft's IE managed to come on top of Mozilla's open source browser. Playing the vulnerabilities counting game, as an indication of the measure of sec... |
12 December 2007
05:28 GMT |
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Microsoft is indicating signs of life on the Internet Explorer front. The Redmond company is cooking the release of the next version of Internet Explorer for the upcoming month. December was confirmed officially as the target for the availability of an official optional preview release of IE. Users will be able to ge... |
9 November 2007
02:49 GMT |
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Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari and Opera are four products in a constant race for the dominant position on the browser market. For the time being, Microsoft's Internet Explorer has the lead and there's a huge gap that separates it from its nearest rival, Firefox. Safari and Opera are trailing IE and Fir... |
17 September 2007
11:04 GMT |
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Microsoft managed to cut a price tag of no less than half a billion dollars on Internet Explorer via a legal settlement with Eolas Technologies, a research company backed by the University of California. Mark Swords, Eolas Technologies Chief Operating Officer announced in a letter to the company's shareholders t... |
31 August 2007
03:59 GMT |
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I've read a material on SecurityFocus that made me realize two things: one, that having newer browsers doesn't necessarily mean better ones, and second, that FireFox and Opera really kick Internet Explorer's ass! Now, let me explain what I mean: some researchers from the Honeynet Project did a study to... |
29 August 2007
03:17 GMT |
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The fans of Yahoo Messenger are all around the world and because the Sunnyvale company's chat solution is so popular, there are numerous problems encountered with it. One of the most annoying problems discovered in Yahoo Messenger is that sometimes, you're not able to view any message coming from a contact ... |
22 August 2007
09:24 GMT |
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Recently, the Sunnyvale company Yahoo rolled out Suggestions, a special function attached to the search engine that shows alternative search queries for the interested user. Actually, the feature was released a long time ago and implemented into the Yahoo Toolbar for Firefox allowing the users who are searching the ... |
9 August 2007
10:01 GMT |
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Mozilla is right on track to dispelling the customer perception created around its open source browser, that the product is an epitome of security. Instead, thanks to a new perspective from Mozilla's chief security officer, Firefox no longer represents an apex of user protection but it is just as flawed as Micro... |
25 July 2007
05:02 GMT |
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Mozilla's Web browser, Firefox, gained another piece of the browser market in its competition against Microsoft's Internet Explorer and Apple's Safari. Ever since its launch, Firefox has been steadily gaining market shares from its massive and market-dominant competitor built by Microsoft. In the past ... |
18 July 2007
08:12 GMT |
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The battle for the best web-browser on the Internet is very important for a lot of companies because their top products aim to attract the majority of users. Mozilla's Firefox, Microsoft's Internet Explorer, Opera Browser and the recently-released Safari for Windows are the main competitors of the market. E... |
8 July 2007
06:27 GMT |
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Internet Explorer 7 and Firefox 2.0 are two browsers with security "at heart," so to speak. IE7 because of the focus associated with the Microsoft development effort, and Firefox 2.0 because of the relatively small market share together with an inactive threat environment. Customer perception aside, both the Microsof... |
5 June 2007
02:44 GMT |
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When at first, Internet Explorer 7 security updates do not succeed, Microsoft simply tries again. This is the case with the May 2007 Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-027 - Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer. This month's security bulletin for Internet Explorer has not been kind to IE7 users. Accord... |
17 May 2007
03:30 GMT |
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Internet Explorer 7, and other versions of Internet Explorer for that matter have been completely banned from a web domain. Users navigating via the Microsoft browser will find that they are unable to access the content of the website. However, this is not an accident. And it is certainly not a developer who failed t... |
15 May 2007
07:18 GMT |
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Which browser is better? Firefox, Safari, Opera, Internet Explorer, Netscape? Usually, when it comes down to comparing browsers, the five names mentioned above come into play. And although Internet Explorer dominates the browser market, the solutions that have developed in its shadow enjoy far more popularity when co... |
15 May 2007
06:01 GMT |
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The "Developers! Developers! Developers!" chant is a trademark of Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Chief Executive Officer. In fact, I have tracked down a Soapbox video of Ballmer in the respective moment and embedded it at the bottom for your viewing pleasure. There is no doubt in my mind that most of you are already famili... |
11 May 2007
13:51 GMT |
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Many tests have been made by great names on the Internet in order to find out which is the best browser available. Until some time ago, there was absolutely no battle to be fought as the leader and the biggest chunk of the market belonged to Internet Explorer. This was mainly the direct effect of including it in Wind... |
11 May 2007
11:06 GMT |
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Microsoft has made available for download an updated version of the Internet Explorer Developer Toolbar. Version 1.00.2188.0 of the Internet Explorer Developer Toolbar is a 624 KB download that went live yesterday, May 9, 2007. Internet Explorer Developer Toolbar is a tool designed to enable the rapid and streamline... |
10 May 2007
16:31 GMT |
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Internet Explorer 7 is in critical condition, left bleeding and severely hurt. Microsoft's browser, that has performed exemplary in terms of security since it was initially made available for the general public back in October 2006, is now experiencing one of its worst months. No less than five vulnerabilities i... |
9 May 2007
04:59 GMT |
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Microsoft has conformed yet again that Internet Explorer 8.0 will not be released to the general public in 2007 as the company initially planed. The announcement was made at the MIX07 conference in the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas, by Chris Wilson, IE Platform Manager, and it contradicts the original delivery cycle re... |
3 May 2007
08:49 GMT |
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There is no exception to what must become a status quo, both Apple and Mozilla need to start getting inspiration from Microsoft, copying if you will. Although copying is not a term that would describe best intentions, in this case, customers' needs will be in the spotlight. Apple and Mozilla need to implement Pr... |
23 April 2007
10:11 GMT |
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The open source browser from Mozilla is eroding Microsoft's dominance over the browser market with each passing day. Firefox usage is as high as 40% across Europe and IE's dominance is coming to an end. According to data made public by XiTi Monitor, a Web analytics company based in France, Firefox 2.0 is cl... |
18 April 2007
10:04 GMT |
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