Firefox developers tinker with new security protections

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

Developers of the Firefox browser are designing new technologies aimed at protecting users from some of the nastiest and most prevalent forms of website attacks. One protection is designed to minimize end users' risk to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks and cross-site request forgeries (CSRFs), both of which subvert basic internet security ...

Firefox 3 Release Candidate 1 Released

Friday, May 16th, 2008

If you are already running a BETA version of Firefox 3 just go to Help > Check for Updates. Or you can download it and try it here: http://en-us.www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-rc.html

Firefox Plugin Shipped With Malicious Code

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

Mozilla warned Wednesday that a malicious program inserted adware code into a Firefox plugin that has been downloaded thousands of times over the past three months. Because of a virus infection, the Vietnamese language pack for Firefox 2 was polluted with adware, Mozilla security chief Window Snyder said in a blog ...

Hackers Focus Efforts on Firefox, Safari

Sunday, April 27th, 2008

Many people are switching from Internet Explorer to alternative browsers such as Firefox and Safari. Though that might make them feel more secure, the shift has also opened new doors for bad guys. Case in point: We have no IE bugs to report this month, but both Firefox and Safari have ...

Tweak Firefox’s “Responsiveness” Config Setting

Sunday, April 27th, 2008

Have you ever noticed that sometimes Firefox isn't very responsive while loading a page? As a frequent StumbleUpon user, this behavior grates on my nerves so I went looking for a solution. When Firefox is loading a page it uses one of two modes: There's a high priority mode that doesn't ...