New Attack Singles out IE Flaw

Tuesday, February 17th, 2009

Microsoft warned last week that it would be easy for cybercriminals to build new attacks using bugs it patched in the Internet Explorer browser; now that prediction has come true. On Tuesday, security vendor Trend Micro said that it had spotted the first attack taking advantage of one of two flaws ...

Internet Explorer executes code in pictures

Wednesday, February 11th, 2009

A feature in Internet Explorer, which checked the type of file before presenting it to the user, has been found to allow execution of JavaScript embedded in an image. The MIME sniffing functionality was originally meant to compensate for web servers sending out the wrong content type information when they ...

Google closes critical hole in Chrome

Tuesday, February 10th, 2009

Google has discovered a vulnerability in its Chrome web browser that can allow an attacker to execute his own commands on a vulnerable Windows system. The vulnerability requires that the victim has previously installed Chrome, but is visiting a rigged web page using another browser, such as Internet Explorer. According to ...

Firefox Tweaks To Double Your Browsing Speed

Sunday, January 25th, 2009

By tweaking the way Firefox handles some caching functions, you can dramatically improve page load speed and even prevent Firefox from hogging your system resources while minimized. If you don’t currently have any experience playing with your configuration file, don’t be scared. Just follow the simple instructions, take your time ...

Mozilla Wants to Monitor Firefox Use

Saturday, January 24th, 2009

Mozilla Labs, the research arm of Mozilla Corp., wants 1% of Firefox users to allow it to watch how they use the browser -- and the Web in general. "We need to know how people are using our products and using the Web," said Aza Raskin, the head of user ...