New Attack Gets at Firefox Through IE
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| Beware, dual browser users: In a rare twist, a Mozilla Firefox browser bug
| could give an attacker control of your PC if you happen to click a
| booby-trapped link in Microsoft's Internet Explorer.
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http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,135999/article.html
First exploit appears for Patch Tuesday vulnerability
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| A security researcher has published the first exploit against one of the 14
| vulnerabilities patched last week by Microsoft Corp., security company
| Symantec Corp. has warned customers.
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http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9031601
Related:
Zero-Day Browser Exploits, Part 1: Is Open Source Safer Than IE?
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| "Open source browsers are inherently safer. They are not as widely adopted,
| and they are faster in being patched," Roger Thompson, CTO of Exploit
| Prevention Labs, told LinuxInsider. "
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http://www.technewsworld.com/story/58796.html
Mozilla wants Firefox market share to reach 30% by June 2008
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| The new moves are hoped to get more people using Firefox with the target
| market share being 30% by June 2008. Good luck.
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http://www.tcmagazine.com/comments.php?shownews=15722
Firefox takes 28% market share in Europe
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| All European countries saw an increase in Firefox participation with Hungary
| showing the most dramatic increase from 27.2%, in the latest March 2007
| survey, to 39.7%. Overall, Europe grew from 24.1% to 27.8%.
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http://mozillalinks.org/wp/2007/07/firefox-takes-28-market-share-in-europe/
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