Category: Security
Weekly Browsers Recap, November 22nd
FavBrowser.com
• Microsoft Caught Cheating in the Sunspider Benchmark
Oh boy, here we go again.
• Internet Explorer 9 Platform Preview 7 Released
Screams for more performance.
Continue Reading
Internet Explorer is Safer than Google Chrome and Firefox
Or so it seems.
According to the “Dirty Dozen” applications list (which is basically a collection/report of the most discovered software flaws that require security updates), when it comes to vulnerabilities, Google Chrome is the no. 1 application to get.
Furthermore, same report claims that Internet Explorer has far less security flaws than Safari or Firefox web browsers.
Continue Reading
Steal Facebook, Twitter Accounts with Firesheep
Now here is something different.
Eric Butler has released a Firefox extension called Firesheep, which will give you an access to other people social media accounts, as long as both of you are connected via insecure WiFi.
How does it work?
Continue Reading
Weekly Browsers Recap, October 18th
FavBrowser.com
• All the Way to Internet Explorer 13
It seems like Microsoft decided to increase its domain names portfolio, as company…
• New Firefox Trojan Spotted
It looks like a new Firefox Trojan is in the wild and none of the antivirus programs can…
Continue Reading
Weekly Browsers Recap, October 11th
FavBrowser.com
• Internet Explorer Web Browser Jokes
Remember good old IE6 days? Well, let’s take a look at some of the IE definitions…
• Browser Comics
A pack of browser related comics.
Continue Reading
New Firefox Trojan Spotted
It looks like a new Firefox Trojan is in the wild and none of the antivirus programs can fix the issue.
According to webroot post, Trojan modifies nsLoginManagerPrompter.js file so Firefox would no longer ask, whether user would like to save entered password or not, and does that anyway.
After logins are stored, Trojan keeps sending stolen information to its author, Salar “Salixem” Zeynali in a rate of once per minute.
Yes, you read it right, Trojan author takes all the credit and can even be found on a Facebook site.
Continue Reading
Weekly Browsers Recap, October 4th
FavBrowser.com
• IE9 Beta: 6 Million Downloads in Two Weeks
Following 2 million downloads milestone on September 21st, Microsoft has…
• Mozilla: No Firefox Browser for the iPhone
If you’ve been expecting to see Firefox for the iPhone anytime soon, then…
Continue Reading
Safari AutoFill Security Issue Appears, Again
Oh boy, here we go again…
Remember our early reported AutoFill security issue? Well, it looks like browser vulnerability was not properly patched, as your data can still be stolen.
Since it affects Safari 4 and 5 web browsers (including 5.0.5), here is a temporary fix:
Go to Preferences > AutoFill > AutoFill web forms and uncheck “Using info from my Address Book card”.
Safari 5.0.2 and 4.1.2 Released
Recently, Apple has released updates for both branches of its web browsers. As usual, latest version includes a couple of big fixes:
Fixes an issue that could prevent users from submitting web forms
Fixes an issue that could cause web content to display incorrectly when viewing a Google Image result with Flash 10.1 installed
Establishes an encrypted, authenticated connection to the Safari Extensions Gallery
As well as security related patches.
Download Link: Safari 5.0.2
Weekly Browsers Recap, August 9th
FavBrowser.com
• July, 2010 – Internet Explorer, Opera, Safari Share Up; Firefox, Chrome – Down
As we enter August, it is time to yet again, check the latest market share numbers.
• U.K. Government Refuses to Ditch IE6
Back in February, 2010, the online petition was filled urging British government to dump a 9 year old web browser.
Continue Reading
