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Old 11-10-2009, 07:30 PM   #1
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LXer: Just how flawed is Firefox?


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Please don't shoot the messenger, but all is not well in Firefox land. According to one new report, Firefox is responsible for some 44% of all the browser vulnerabilities that were reported during the first six months of 2009 and that's far more problematical than Internet Explorer.

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Old 11-10-2009, 07:37 PM   #2
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Dunno if we're suppose to reply to these thread but I do anyways

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One thing is for sure, the figures reveal that as Firefox gets ever more popular so security will have to become an ever more important part of the development process. If not, then stories comparing Firefox and Internet Explorer security will become increasingly interesting to read.
firefox is just more open to vulnaribilities than IE they just say "We have problems" better that way as I think.
Luckily I use Iceweasel (And Opera as normal) Just proofs the point: "The bigger the target the easier its to hit"

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Old 11-10-2009, 08:00 PM   #3
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Firefox security problems are usually fixed with a couple of days, unlike IE that still has massive holes years later.
Iceweasel is Firefox, it is just patched for debian.
 
Old 11-11-2009, 03:55 AM   #4
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Iceweasel is Firefox, it is just patched for debian.
Me know. Pun intended
 
Old 11-11-2009, 05:50 AM   #5
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Great, another M$ propaganda post. Maybe there are more vulnerabilities found, because they actually look for them and then fix them immediately ... unlike you know who.

down with the evil empire !
 
  


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