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Firefox surpasses 10 million download mark

December 12, 2004 The open-source challenger to heavyweight Internet Explorer breaks the 10 million mark in a little more than a month since its release. TAGS: OneStat, Firefox, Mozilla Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, open source, Microsoft Corp., attack, security

School's out to shun IE

December 9, 2004 Penn State urges students to use alternative browsers to reduce risk of attacks through flaws in the Microsoft software. TAGS: Bofra worm, malicious code, Microsoft Internet Explorer, student, Firefox, Opera Software, attacker, university, Web browser, attack, security, Apple Computer, virus, operating system, Microsoft Corp., PC

Firefox, IE vulnerable to fake login pages?

November 22, 2006 Flaw could enable attackers to compromise usernames and passwords, security researcher warns, citing exploit on MySpace. TAGS: XSS, username, Firefox, MySpace, exploit, Firefox 2.0, attacker, Mozilla Corp., flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer, password, attack, blog, Web browser, security, Microsoft Corp.

IE flaw may boost rival browsers

June 28, 2004 Security researchers suggest that using Microsoft alternatives is one way to surf the Web worry-free. TAGS: monoculture, Opera Software, Mozilla Corp., security expert, Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer, flaw, SSL, security, chief technology officer, researcher, attack, Firefox, Microsoft Corp., password, server

Firefox to get phishing shield

March 8, 2006 Upcoming version of the open-source browser will offer protection against phishing scams, using technology that might come from Google. TAGS: phishing, Firefox 2.0, online scam, Firefox, Mozilla Corp., Google Inc., security tool, Web browser, protection, attack, Microsoft Internet Explorer, open source, Microsoft Corp., security

Mozilla offers temporary fix for Firefox flaw

September 10, 2005 The patch protects against exploitation of a serious flaw by disabling the browser feature that contains the vulnerability. TAGS: Mozilla Corp., Firefox, fix, flaw, domain name, vulnerability, Web browser, security, attack, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp.

Java flaw could lead to Windows, Linux attacks

November 23, 2004 Threat affects various operating systems and major browsers such as IE and Firefox, leading experts to rate it "critical." TAGS: Jouko Pynnonen, Java plug-in, Java, flaw, exploit, Sun Microsystems Inc., advisory, Java applet, victim, virus, Linux, vulnerability, Apple Computer, Web browser, security, attack
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