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Two flaws found in Firefox

February 7, 2007 Pop-up blocker and phishing protection feature are vulnerable to attacks, according to SecuriTeam reports. TAGS: Firefox, flaw, pop-up blocker, phishing, Mozilla Corp., attack, Web browser

Revenge of the pop-ups

October 14, 2004 Web advertisers are already turning the tables on tools that aim to block out their most effective--and annoying--pitches. TAGS: desktop software company, pop-up blocker, advertiser, pop-up, desktop software, publisher, online advertising, service pack, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Service Pack 2, Firefox, Time Warner Inc., Mozilla Corp., software company, Web browser, Microsoft Corp.

Netscape takes aim at pop-ups, spam

June 14, 2004 New add-ons from the ISP are designed to speed up a user's connection and block unwanted content. TAGS: Netscape Communications Corp., pop-up blocker, pop-up, Time Warner Inc., spam, virus, scanner, Internet Service Provider, Internet service, e-mail, Microsoft Windows XP

Judges rule in favor of pop-ups

January 5, 2005 Utah appeals court says unsolicited ads do not run afoul of a state law regulating unsolicited "electronic messages." TAGS: Utah, appeals court, Judge, pop-up, law, pop-up blocker, e-mail address, Web browser, e-mail

Can't stop the pop-ups

June 4, 2004 Purveyors of pop-up advertising are finding ways around popular new filters that aim to stomp out the annoying--but effective--online ads. TAGS: online advertising, pop-up, pop-up blocker, filter, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Time Warner Inc., Google Inc., Web browser, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp.

Firefox users ignore online ads, report says

December 6, 2004 Internet Explorer users in Europe are at least four times as likely to click on Web ads than Firefox users, according to new data. TAGS: Firefox, online advertising, banner advertisement, Microsoft Internet Explorer, pop-up blocker, Europe, Microsoft Corp., server

New browser sniffs out phishy sites

December 1, 2004 Deepnet launches Web browser that detects fraudulent sites and nails an increasingly prevalent type of floating ad. Photo: Browser searches for scams TAGS: phishing, Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer, pop-up blocker, Time Warner Inc., Mozilla Corp., virus, security

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