12.23.06

Firefox gets more secure

Posted in Firefox info at 11:30 am by melon

Mozilla have released security updates to their primary software offerings namely Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey.

The open Source developers is expected to start pushing Firefox 2.0.0.1 through its update servers and also make the download available from the main Firefox website.

Fixed in Firefox 2.0.0.1:

XSS using outer window’s Function object
RSS Feed-preview referrer leak
Mozilla SVG Processing Remote Code Execution
XSS by setting img.src to javascript: URI
LiveConnect crash finalizing JS objects
Privilege escallation using watch point
CSS cursor image buffer overflow (Windows only)
Crashes with evidence of memory …

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12.14.06

Firefox 3.0 Developer Release Shipped

Posted in Firefox info at 2:04 pm by melon

An early test version of the new version of the browser, Firefox 3.0, was unveiled this week to developers under the codename Gran Paradiso.

This is only an early alpha release. Firefox 3.0 is still far from complete, but some very important milestone improvements were just checked in and so they want developers to start testing those new additions for bugs. Firefox 3.0 won’t be finished for at least a few more months.

Mozilla has unveiled plans to release a radically …

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12.11.06

Firefox browser continues to grow in Europe

Posted in Firefox info at 5:23 am by melon

According to French firm Xiti Monitor, use of the Firefox browser continues to grow in Europe. The browser is now used by some 23.2 per cent of European PC web surfers - up from 19.4% in April.

Slovenia loves the Fox, where over 40 per cent of surfers use the browser. Next is Finland - 39,3 per cent and Poland - 33,6 per cent.

Brits, along with the Spanish and the Dutch are the least Firefox friendly Europeans as the pretty …

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12.08.06

Change IE on Firefox in Outlook Express

Posted in Firefox info at 4:15 am by melon

Many people use Outlook Express for receiving emails and Firefox for browsing of web pages. But links in an email opens in Internet Explorer. Do you want to change it?

Open Firefox and click on the Tools >> Options >> General tab. Tick the box marked “Firefox should check to see whether it is the default browser when starting”. Click on the button marked Check Now and follow any prompts that appear. Click on OK. Now click on the Start button …

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