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October 8, 2007 Software giant says security reasons were behind the move, but it could help in the race against rival browser Firefox. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, validation, market share, Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Corp., Microsoft Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Windows XP, security, Microsoft Windows

December 4, 2007 Redmond executive says IE is the safer bet after comparing vulnerabilities in the two browsers, but some say the study is flawed. TAGS: Jeff Jones, severity, Mozilla Corp., exploit, Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, vulnerability, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, flaw, critic, study, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., security, operating system

April 4, 2007 Open-source Firefox browser is vulnerable to attack using the Windows flaw. TAGS: Mozilla Corp., Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Windows Vista, security, Microsoft Windows, operating system, PC

November 1, 2006 Mozilla downplays the issue, saying only minor problems have been found in the week after the browser's release. TAGS: Firefox 2.0, denial of service, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Firefox, vulnerability, Mozilla Corp., flaw, Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer, bug, security, Microsoft Corp., PC

July 17, 2007 Loss of market share could have implications for Microsoft's future in Web services, says Mozilla Europe's president. TAGS: Slovenia, Firefox, Poland, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, market share, Mozilla Corp., Europe, Web browser, Web service, Microsoft Corp., president, monitor, security, Microsoft Windows

July 19, 2005 Foundation hopes to attract corporate Windows 2000 users who will be unable to take advantage of improvements in IE 7. TAGS: Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Mozilla Corp., Microsoft Windows 2000, Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, improvement, Web browser, open source, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

October 26, 2006 A pair of security flaw reports are "just noise" and don't present any real risk to Firefox users, Mozilla says. TAGS: Firefox 2.0, Mozilla Corp., Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, security flaw, vulnerability, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, bug, Web browser, Microsoft Corp.

October 19, 2006 The software maker launches its first major update to the browser in years, offering tabbed browsing and security additions. TAGS: Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Automatic Update, Firefox, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Mozilla Corp., Web browser, Yahoo! Inc., software company, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, security, Microsoft Windows

February 16, 2007 Recently disclosed security holes that affect Internet Explorer 7 and Firefox could let attackers grab data via malicious Web sites. TAGS: cookie, attacker, Firefox, Mozilla Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, flaw, fix, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, bug, security, Microsoft Corp., PC, e-mail

October 27, 2006 Nipping at the heels of Microsoft's IE 7, the open-source browser update puts a premium on security. TAGS: Firefox 2.0, Firefox, Mozilla Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer, open source, security, Microsoft Corp.

October 24, 2006 NASA pitches in with some ideas on tabs for the latest version of the open-source browser. Download Firefox 2 TAGS: Firefox 2.0, Mozilla Corp., tab, Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Web browser, security, open source, Microsoft Corp.