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Windows has fewest security holes
News Symantec's latest Internet Security Threat Report reveals 39 security holes were discovered in Windows during the second half of 2006, with an average patch development turnaround time of 21 days, up from the 22 Windows holes found in the first... [23 Mar 2007]
More flaws: Bugs hit Firefox, IE
News Firefox is affected by two security holes, both described by Zalewski. Firefox and Internet Explorer could enable miscreants to grab data via malicious websites, Zalewski said. In addition, another Firefox flaw could let attackers change cookie... [19 Feb 2007]
Group bug: Flaws flagged in IE, Mozilla, Safari
News The alerts come just days after security researcher Tom Ferris reported several unpatched holes in Apple software including Safari. And, earlier this month, Microsoft issued a patch for IE to plug 10 holes, most of which it called "critical". [26 Apr 2006]
Analysis of the Security of Web Browsers Via API Calls and Function Return Values
White Paper None of the more rarely used APIs have been specifically used by attackers to exploit security holes in the web browsers. Results suggest that the APIs and DLLs used by the four web browsers (Opera, Mozilla Firefox, Netscape Navigator, and Internet... [09 Mar 2006]
Spyware, Adware, & Mozilla Firefox
White Paper Until now most of this speculation has centered on the potential for security holes in Firefox that could be exploited by spyware and adware creators. Over the past few months security experts have speculated that one could see new spyware and... [23 Feb 2006]
Firefox hits 100 million downloads
News The number of reported security holes in Firefox continues to grow, and Symantec recently released a hotly contested report claiming that Mozilla browsers saw more reported vulnerabilities than Microsoft's Internet Explorer in the first half of 2005. [20 Oct 2005]
Mozilla slams Firefox security critics
News With Firefox - yeah, you have holes but they're much less serious. When asked to comment on Nitot's point about the short timeframe of the study, Whitehouse responded: "Up until now Firefox has had a lot less holes [than IE] - but it has had a... [21 Sep 2005]
Beware Firefox buffer-overflow flaw, says Ferris
News Several serious holes in the browser have been plugged since its official release, and experts have said that safe web browsers don't exist. Security has been a main selling point for Firefox over Microsoft's Internet Explorer, which has begun to... [12 Sep 2005]
Firefox security update keeps people in the dark
News Some of the security holes in Firefox were reported by Mozilla community members, helped by the group's bug bounty programme, which provides $500 and a Mozilla T-shirt for finders of critical flaws, Hofmann said. [13 Jul 2005]
Firefox growth rate slips again
News On the contrary, Hofmann said, Mozilla has earned kudos from security-minded users for quickly turning around patches before holes are manifested in actual exploits. The Firefox browser continues to rack up incremental market share gains against... [11 May 2005]
Mozilla: Firefox 'as safe as a condom'
News Eyeing the wave of bad press after Monday's reports of the Mozilla Foundation's patches for significant new security holes that could let attackers install malicious code or steal personal data, Mozilla's marketing volunteers are staying on... [20 Apr 2005]
Firefox heads for five per cent share
News However, Firefox's popularity may eventually attract the attention of malicious code writers trying to exploit security holes. The popularity of alternative web browser Firefox continues to rise at the expense of Microsoft's Internet Explorer... [24 Jan 2005]
Windows security update on the way
News A security group released code at the end of December that demonstrates how to take advantage of the security holes and compromise a computer. Perceived security problems with Internet Explorer have resulted in the top browser shedding market share... [10 Jan 2005]
Firefox: One month, 10 million downloads
News Nearly two dozen holes in the web browser have been discovered during the autumn, ranging in degrees of seriousness. Firefox, the open-source challenger to market heavyweight Internet Explorer, has surpassed 10 million downloads in a little more... [13 Dec 2004]
US uni tells students to dump IE
News Nearly two dozen holes in the web browser have been discovered during the fall, ranging in degrees of seriousness. Malicious code writers have targeted security holes in the browser to launch attacks or install spyware. [10 Dec 2004]
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