Browser Security News

Apple updates Safari with 11 security fixes

thebrowser — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:41:01 +0000

On Thursday, Apple released Safari 3.2. Although the update affects both Mac and Windows users, many of the Mac updates were provided in Apple’s October update for Mac OS X users. The update includes eight fixes specific to Safari and three specific to Webkit.
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Mozilla fixes 11 Firefox flaws, six critical

thebrowser — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:34:31 +0000

Mozilla on Wednesday patched 11 vulnerabilities in Firefox 3.0 — and 12 bugs in the older Firefox 2.0 — that could be used to compromise computers and steal information. Wednesday’s update patched virtually the same number of vulnerabilities as the last security upgrade seven weeks ago .
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Google updates Chrome to third beta

thebrowser — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:21:00 +0000

yesterday released the third beta version of Chrome, the browser it introduced nearly two months ago, to fix a single security vulnerability and address several other problems. Chrome 0.3.154.9 will be automatically pushed to current users, said Mark Larson, the browser’s product manager, in a note posted to a Google blog on Wednesday.
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Firefox 3.1 beta arrives with JavaScript booster turned off

thebrowser — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:18:35 +0000

Mozilla pushed out the first beta of Firefox 3.1 on Tuesday night but the release omits some much anticipated improved JavaScript functionality. The preview edition of the open source web browser is intended to allow developers to run a slide rule over the software as well as giving the public at large a chance to take the software for a spin.
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What is the Best Internet Browser to Surf the Web?

thebrowser — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:26:19 +0000

It all began with WorldWideWeb. Not the vast smorgasbord that is cyberspace, but the basic browser that was developed, in 1991, by Brit scientist Sir Tim Berners-lee. It was renamed nexus to avoid confusion with the World Wide Web. Much data has since flowed under the bridge and users are now spoilt for choice.
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Attacks Through Browsers Are Rising, Microsoft Says

thebrowser — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:23:47 +0000

While operating-system attacks are decreasing, attacks on applications are rising along with malware and unwanted software, according to the Microsoft Security Intelligence Report. Microsoft said 30 percent of the malware was Trojan-based, and China accounted for 50 percent of browser based attacks, while the U.S. was second at 23 percent.
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Opera promises faster surfing with new browser

thebrowser — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 13:30:40 +0000

Opera Software, which is battling hard for market share with Google’s Chrome, is promising users a faster surfing experience, an improved email client, and better browser-synchronisation capabilities, with the latest version of its browser launched this week.
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Firefox add on blocks clickjacking attacks

thebrowser — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:00:50 +0000

A popular Firefox add-on designed to block scripts and plug-ins has been updated to stymie the new "clickjacking" class of attacks, the extension’s developer said today.
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Chrome Users Return to Internet Explorer, Firefox

thebrowser — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:58:28 +0000

The shine is gone as some Google Chrome users return to Internet Explorer and Firefox just three weeks after the Chrome browser’s launch. Net Applications found Chrome use down substantially from the first week of its release. Google’s Chrome drew fire from privacy advocates for its data collection. IE remained the dominant Web browser.
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Google denies disassembling Vista

thebrowser — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:55:44 +0000

The source code underlying Google’s Chrome Web browser suggests that Google used a reverse-engineering technique called disassembly to figure out how to employ a useful Windows Vista security feature, but the company said it did not, in fact, do so.
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Privacy Uncertain With New IE8 Feature

thebrowser — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:49:41 +0000

Redmond on Monday continued to rebuff assertions that a "suggested sites" feature in Internet Explorer 8, currently at Beta 2 release, invades user privacy. IE8 Beta 2’s suggested sites feature sends user information to Microsoft based on the URLs typed into the browser’s address bar.
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Mozilla adds privacy mode to Firefox 3.1 plans

thebrowser — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:46:24 +0000

Mozilla Corp. will respond to rivals Google Inc. and Microsoft Corp. with a private-browsing mode in Firefox, according to notes posted on its Web site, and is on track to deliver one in 3.1, the version that will likely go beta next month.
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Fast Google Chrome Browser Is Building a Following

thebrowser — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:43:28 +0000

Google’s speedy Chrome browser is gaining fans, with one percent of the browser market already testing the beta application. Stripped like a hotrod, Chrome is lightning fast, and with isolated tabs, a crash in one doesn’t bring down the browser. Many more users are testing Google’s beta application than Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 8 beta.
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Microsoft IE8 and Google Chrome - Processes are the New Threads

thebrowser — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:40:02 +0000

I happened to install Google Chrome (Alpha) the same day I installed Internet Explorer 8 (Beta). I noticed immediately, as I’m sure many of you have, that both browsers isolate tabs in different processes. Unix folks have known about the flexibility of forking a process forever. In Unix, fork() is just about the easiest thing you can do.
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Browser Battle: Firefox 3.1 vs. Chrome vs. IE 8

thebrowser — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:37:04 +0000

Mozilla’s second alpha of Firefox 3.1 is upping the ante in the next-generation browser battle. So how do the main contenders stack up so far now? One thing’s for sure, the Firefox team has taken note of Google’s recent Chrome release and worked hard to make sure its offering can hold its own.
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Google Chrome criticised over lack of security

thebrowser — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:34:45 +0000

Users should wait to use Google Chrome after its vulnerabilities were exposed. Randy Abrams, director of Technical Education at ESET, claimed that as vulnerable code was used users should only use Chrome when they are not viewing sensitive pages.
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Firefox 3.1 alpha 2 officially released

thebrowser — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:02:52 +0000

Mozilla has officially announced the availability of the second Firefox 3.1 alpha. This release includes support for the highly-anticipated HTML 5 "video" element and a handful of other features that move the browser forward.
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Mozilla Not Worried About Google Browser

thebrowser — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 07:11:09 +0000

In response to today’s news that Google is releasing its own browser, code-named Chrome, I decide to call John Lilly, CEO of Mozilla Corp., the folks behind the fast-growing Firefox browser. My intention was to find out what Lilly thought about this development, especially since Mozilla has been viewed as close personal partner of Google’s.
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Privacy feature in IE8 leaks private data

thebrowser — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 07:09:29 +0000

A privacy feature built into the second beta version of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 8 browser isn’t as private as advertised. The InPrivate Browsing feature in Microsoft’s latest browser is designed to delete a user’s browsing history and other personal data that is gathered and stored during regular browsing sessions.
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Mozilla, Google renew Firefox default browser deal

thebrowser — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 07:06:23 +0000

Mozilla has renewed an agreement with Google Inc. that pays the browser maker for assigning Google’s search engine as Firefox’s default, Mozilla’s former CEO said this week. The three-year deal is good through November 2011, said Mitchell Baker, currently the chairwoman of Mozilla Corp., in a post to her blog on Tuesday.
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