Firefox

Interesting Links for the Weekend

The Firefox browser passes billion milestone
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Clampi virus targets companies’ financial accounts
Microsoft’s Emergency Patch Mess
Critical Update for Adobe Flash Player
8 Keys to Internet Security
America’s 10 most wanted botnets
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Firefox 3.5.1

If you’ve been using Firefox 3.5 and are concerned about the reported vulnerabilities in it, you should download version 3.5.1 now.


Weekend Reading from Around the Web

The developers of Firefox released a new version this week to fix several security vulnerabilities. If you have Firefox configured to automatically download the latest version (the default), you should not have to do anything to get the update.
An article from CNet reports on how the Conficker worm got into some critical hospital systems. It’s [...]


Best Weekend Reading From Around The Web

The developers of the Firefox browser are rushing to develop a fix for a critical vulnerability just discovered that could let an attacker execute code on your system if you visit sites with the exploit on them. The vulnerability affects Firefox versions on Windows, Mac, and Linux.  NoScript, a plugin every Firefox user should have, [...]


Six Firefox Security Add-Ons You Should Consider

I have to say up front that Firefox is already a more secure browser than Internet Explorer. However, the add-ons below can add even more security and privacy, and some other cool functionality, to your browsing experience.

NoScript -  NoScript prevents untrusted Javascript code from being executed on your system without your permission. It also blocks [...]