MetaFilter posts tagged with firefox and mozilla

Zero-Day

chuckdarwin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 02:33:52 -0800

BBC: Users of the world's most common web browser (good old IE!) have been advised to switch to a rival until a serious security flaw has been fixed. Microsoft Security Advisory 961051. Microsoft Corp. has tipped off its users of a “huge increase” in hacking attacks exploiting a critical unpatched vulnerability in some versions of its flagship web-browser Internet Explorer (IE), and notified that some of these attacks have originated from hacked porn websites. In addition to IE7, other versions like IE 5 and IE 6 have also been found to be vulnerable to the flaw, which on proper exploitation could enable a hacker to seize complete control over victim’s computer, the company added. The flaw essentially originates from the improper handlings of DHTML data bindings due to a memory corruption error. Though the hackers have been exploiting the vulnerability for more than a week, the company notified an upswing in attacks over the weekend. Researchers Tareq Saade and Ziv Mador in one of their postings on Malware Protection Center blog said, “Based on our stats, since the vulnerability has gone public, roughly 0.2 percent of users worldwide may have been exposed to websites containing exploits of this latest vulnerability”. The researchers purported that the hackers have now changed their methodology of attacks, as instead of using malicious websites for attacks, they are now using compromised legitimate websites to trick the users. Incidentally Trend Micro Inc has estimated that around 6,000 websites have been infected so far to exploit the vulnerability, with the count “quickly increasing in number”.

History of the browser user-agent string

East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94 — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 09:31:46 -0800

History of the browser user-agent string

Firefox 3: Hot or Not?

spock — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:57:08 -0800

A major new release: Firefox 3 is now out in your language. (RC3 is said to be identical to the Final 3.0.0.0 version). Top 10 Reasons Why You Should Upgrade to Firefox 3. Firefox 3 Versus IE 8 Beta An opposing view: Hold Off on Firefox 3 (the chicken!). Alternative view? Flock catches up with Firefox 3. PS: (As you might expect from something expected to set a World Record for number of downloads today, he Mozilla sites are currently getting crushed, apparently ).

Firefox = bad for the Internet?

zardoz — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 18:57:03 -0800

"You've reached this page because the site you were trying to visit now blocks the FireFox browser". Because Firefox has endorsed and allowed the Ad Block Plus plug-in, which is "is an infringement of the rights of web site owners and developers," some folks aren't too happy. With links to How to Block Firefox, Firefox Myths, and The Firefox Cult.

The second coming.

Mr_Zero — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 15:40:30 -0800

Get Firefox 2.0 a day early. (mirror) via slashdot

Firefox 1.5 released

XiBe — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 15:51:39 -0800

The wait is over : Firefox 1.5 is out, to be found on the brand spanking new mozilla.com.

My Gosh! It's Getting to be a Rampant Problem!

mmahaffie — Thu, 23 Dec 2004 12:44:35 -0800

Suspicions of vote fraud strike Mozilla FireFox poll! You have to like a sense of humor.

Firefox ad on the NY Times.

arrowhead — Thu, 16 Dec 2004 19:25:23 -0800

Firefox ad on the NY Times. The long-awaited 2-page ad for the open source browser is finally out, complete with the 10,000 names of donors.

Firefox 1.0 released

KirkJobSluder — Tue, 09 Nov 2004 14:20:36 -0800

Mozilla Firefox 1.0 was released today. Servers are reportedly being hit hard so you might want to try a bittorrent download. Comments from: The BBC, PC World, InformationWeek and a very good article from The Boston Globe. Users needing support should check out the Mozillazine Support Forums.

Alt Tooltip Frenzy

Pretty_Generic — Tue, 09 Nov 2004 08:01:53 -0800

If you want to use Firefox but still want the alt text for web images to appear when you hover the mouse pointer over them, then you want this.

Firefox extension for Allmusic

dhoyt — Tue, 03 Aug 2004 17:41:02 -0800

Last month, people voiced their disappointment with AllMusic's for-the-worse facelift, and a week later someone at holovaty.com wrote a Mozilla Firefox extension that "routs around the damage" and allows for cleaner browsing. Some are pondering the legal consequences.

take the browser plunge

reklaw — Fri, 18 Jun 2004 13:31:11 -0800

"It's time to tell our users, our clients, our associates, our families, and our friends to abandon Internet Explorer". Mozilla Firefox 0.9 and Thunderbird 0.7 are out, and today is a great day to make the switch from Internet Explorer and Outlook Express once and for all. Microsoft's own Set Program Access and Defaults feature makes it easy to set everything to use Firefox/Thunderbird and hide IE/OE completely.