Ten Firefox extensions that help keep you safe

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

Being safe while you surf the Web is extremely important, yet safe surfing sometimes seems like an oxymoron. For users of the Firefox browser, downloading security extensions can help increase your level of protection from worms, hackers, phishers, and the like. I should note that even with these extensions installed, you ...

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Firefox 3.0.9 Released

Tuesday, April 21st, 2009

Firefox 3.0.9 fixes several security issues found in Firefox 3.0.8: Firefox allows Refresh header to redirect to javascript: URIs POST data sent to wrong site when saving web page with embedded frame Malicious search plugins can inject code into arbitrary sites Same-origin violations in XMLHttpRequest and XPCNativeWrapper.toString XSS hazard using third-party stylesheets and XBL bindings Same-origin violations ...

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Mozilla Firefox XSL Parsing ‘root’ XML Tag Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

Mozilla Firefox is prone to a remote memory-corruption vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code within the context of the affected browser. Failed exploit attempt will result in a denial-of-service condition. The following proof of concept is available: http://www.securityfocus.com/data/vulnerabilities/exploits/2009-ffox-poc.tar.gz

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Browser plugin blocks ad-tracking cookies

Tuesday, March 17th, 2009

A researcher has developed a browser extension that stops advertising networks from tracking a person's surfing habits, such as search queries and content they view on the web. The extension, called Targeted Advertising Cookie Opt-Out (TACO), enables its users to opt out of 27 advertising networks that are employing behavioural advertising ...

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Firefox 3.0.7 Released

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

Firefox 3.0.7 has been released today and this version fixes several issues found in Firefox 3.0.6. Fixed several security issues: -URL spoofing with invisible control characters -Upgrade PNG library to fix memory safety hazards -XML data theft via RDFXMLDataSource and cross-domain redirect -Mozilla Firefox XUL Linked Clones Double Free Vulnerability -Crashes with evidence of memory corruption (rv:1.9.0.7) Fixed ...

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