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Firefox 3
Reviewed on June 17, 2008
If only for the speed, lightness of being, and security alone, Firefox remains our Editors' Choice for best Internet browser.
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Firefox 2
Reviewed on October 23, 2006
Mozilla Firefox 2 is a winner, beating Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 on security, features, and overall cool factor and deserving our Editors' Choice award.
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When more bugs can mean tighter security
December 7, 2007
Mozilla Europe president explains why having fewer disclosed vulnerabilities doesn't mean Internet Explorer is safer than the open-source Web browser.
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Critics rap Microsoft safety study of IE, Firefox
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.
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Week in review: Battening down Microsoft's hatches
December 7, 2007
The rate of piracy on Windows Vista is lower than its predecessor, and Congress moves to ramp up copyright infringement penalties. Also: Peeling Apple.
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Microsoft disables Internet Explorer 7 validation process
October 8, 2007
Software giant says security reasons were behind the move, but it could help in the race against rival browser Firefox.
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Security hole found in Mozilla browser
July 9, 2004
A security flaw could theoretically allow attackers to crash computers or launch unauthorized programs.
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Mozilla mulls Windows cursor flaw fix of its own
April 4, 2007
Open-source Firefox browser is vulnerable to attack using the Windows flaw.
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Latest Mozilla releases fix 10 security flaws
September 15, 2004
At least three critical vulnerabilities are among those fixed by the most recent versions of Mozilla, Firefox and Thunderbird.
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Firefox gains at IE's expense in Europe
July 17, 2007
Loss of market share could have implications for Microsoft's future in Web services, says Mozilla Europe's president.
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Symantec: Mozilla browsers more vulnerable than IE
September 19, 2005
But the security specialist also finds that Microsoft's browser is the only one widely exploited by hackers today.
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Mozilla fixes risky Firefox flaw
March 23, 2005
The open-source browser maker rushes out a security patch for a previously unknown flaw and advises all users to update.
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Firefox reaches 25 million downloads
February 18, 2005
Mozilla's browser continues to build a strong following, challenging the dominance of Microsoft's IE.
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Microsoft, Mozilla downplay browser bug
June 8, 2006
Security flaw affecting both Internet Explorer and Firefox could allow an attacker to steal files from vulnerable computers, but is tough to exploit.
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Firefox passes 50 million download mark
April 29, 2005
Open-source browser has shaken up the market, but now faces its own challenges.
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Mozilla rebuts Firefox 2 bug reports
October 26, 2006
A pair of security flaw reports are "just noise" and don't present any real risk to Firefox users, Mozilla says.
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Firefox update plugs 'critical' holes
July 27, 2006
A dozen vulnerabilities are addressed in latest update to the popular open-source Web browser.
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This week in security
September 24, 2005
U.S. government plans to assign a unique identifier to each and every piece of malicious software.
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This week in Firefox news
November 12, 2004
After 19 months of development, two name changes and more than 8 million downloads of its preview release, the Firefox browser finally turned 1.0.
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Microsoft, Mozilla look into browser flaws
February 16, 2007
Recently disclosed security holes that affect Internet Explorer 7 and Firefox could let attackers grab data via malicious Web sites.
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