[gixxerjasen]

http://www.techdigest.tv/2006/10/firefox_hack_cr.html

 

[zelig]

NoScript -- love them FF plugins!

 

[crashtd]

i'd still take FF over IE any day of the week. One exploit is nothing compared to the pigeon's nest of problems IE has.

-:banana

 

[crashtd]

found this response in arstechnica

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20061002-7885.html

-:banana

 

[TL Freak]

ok for us tech limited folks....the no script does what?

 

[crashtd]

limits scripts to run only from sites that you've approved. basically this exploit is a javascript which through FF allows someone to take over your computer...supposedly

noscript only let's scripts from sites you trust run. so like if you visited TLZ and we had a script (which we do, for the tabs on the top of the page). then a dialogue box would come up saying if you allow it. you click yes, the javascipt does its thing, you say no, it doesn't run.

-:banana

 

[tlrucrazy]

Well I guess its time to start using Opera

 

[03duc buster]

The head of Mozilla security is named Window... Thats frickin hillarious

 

[Miles B]

"Firefox led the pack both in terms of absolute number of vulnerabilities disclosed on the last six months, and in terms of percentage growth over the year"

 

[TL Freak]

never used opera, but im sur eit has flaws also, but nothing has more flaws then IE

 

[03duc buster]

"Firefox led the pack both in terms of absolute number of vulnerabilities disclosed on the last six months, and in terms of percentage growth over the year"

They also had the shortest time frame in fixing those issues.

 

[wsmc831]

as other browsers get more popular, more hackers will start exploiting them.....

 

[veetwo tls]

limits scripts to run only from sites that you've approved. basically this exploit is a javascript which through FF allows someone to take over your computer...supposedly

noscript only let's scripts from sites you trust run. so like if you visited TLZ and we had a script (which we do, for the tabs on the top of the page). then a dialogue box would come up saying if you allow it. you click yes, the javascipt does its thing, you say no, it doesn't run.

-:banana

:stupid :hail FOX

 

[dlloyd]

They also had the shortest time frame in fixing those issues.

Very true, they have a very short time from exploits going public to patches released, as compared to IE... hours instead of weeks. Ever heard of patch Tuesday?

as other browsers get more popular, more hackers will start exploiting them.....

People say the same thing about OSX and Linux. The popularity has little to do with the security of the software. Unix was written from the ground up for security. Windows is a chain of software updates on a single user system. I mean XP was the first consumer Microsoft OS to have file system permissions, and any !server operating systems have almost no controls on process memory. Please, look into the situation before you blindly parrot the MS party line.

 

[gixxerjasen]

I mean XP was the first consumer Microsoft OS to have file system permissions.

What the hell does that have to do with anything? The average consumer can barely get AOL functioning let alone set permissions. Take a look at your WiFi neigborhood as most folks can't even setup their security.

 

[veetwo tls]

here's another i use & seem to have had no problems for the last 2 yrs BUT i do rearly use it.

http://www.flashpeak.com/

 

[Kamikuza]

M A X T H O N

Jeez how many times do I have to tell you all? Does everything Firefart does ... just better, faster & uses less memory :coocoo