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FreeDOS Lava Lotus Wannabe-Mod :< Level: 59 Posts: 1414/1657 EXP: 1648646 For next: 24482 Since: 03-15-04 From: Seattle Since last post: 6 hours Last activity: 4 hours |
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| http://it.slashdot.org/it/05/05/09/1856209.shtml?tid=154&tid=172&tid=218 Well, I hope it'd be fixed (Firefox 1.0.4 anyone?) before anyone exploits this on a public site. But, you basically just turn off JavaScript to be unaffected. The idea of an exploit doesn't surprise me, I doubt that any networking application has no bugs/exploits. (Although if you're Microsoft, things like WordPad can be dangerous too) |
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Graviteh Level: 31 Posts: 199/500 EXP: 165989 For next: 19374 Since: 03-27-05 From: The Internet Since last post: 42 days Last activity: 1 day |
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| It's further proof that FireFox isn't perfect, like everyone advertises it to be. | |||
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Sandy53215 Acmlm (10:55:31 PM): they're having fun for the first time in so long Level: 47  Posts: 497/948 EXP: 713034 For next: 53169 Since: 03-15-04 From: Milwaukee, Wisconsin (U.S.A) Since last post: 1 day Last activity: 4 hours |
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I will add to that though. I think it is a really good quality browser. I believe by far its better then IE, some may so otherwise. Opera is also a good quality browser. So no news on patch yet eh? I hope they come out with one soon.:/ |
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knuck Hinox Banned until 19-58-5815: trolling, flaming, spamming, being a general fucktard... Level: 62 Posts: 1238/1818 EXP: 1894574 For next: 90112 Since: 03-15-04 Since last post: 14 hours Last activity: 9 hours |
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| Everyone knows that Firefox isn't perfect. It's just a lot most secure amd advanced than IE. That's why people use it i suppose. |
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Emptyeye Real American Level: 67 Posts: 1765/2273 EXP: 2488421 For next: 104451 Since: 05-24-04 From: I DUNNOOOOOOOO!! Since last post: 9 hours Last activity: 4 hours |
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| The real news here is that slashdot bothered reporting this. That's basically all I have to say. |
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kitty Come on babe, pet the pussy ;) Level: 70 Posts: 1287/2449 EXP: 2962406 For next: 53405 Since: 03-15-04 From: Scranton, PA, USA Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 3 hours |
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Originally posted by GravitehI personally never said it's perfect. But compared to IE, it's a hell of a lot better. Just the fact that it has great plugins alone makes it better than IE. Add in how much safer it is, and Firefox wins hands down. That's what, 1000 IE exploits to each Firefox one? |
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Graviteh Level: 31 Posts: 200/500 EXP: 165989 For next: 19374 Since: 03-27-05 From: The Internet Since last post: 42 days Last activity: 1 day |
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| Exagerrations... I use IE because FF isn't one bit safer in my experiences. It's not like i download anything I don't trust. I love taking good care of my computer  *Graviteh makes sures this one does not catch fire |
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kitty Come on babe, pet the pussy ;) Level: 70 Posts: 1289/2449 EXP: 2962406 For next: 53405 Since: 03-15-04 From: Scranton, PA, USA Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 3 hours |
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| I used to think the same way. Then I tried Firefox. I played around with adblock. I never went back. Not seeing banner ads on any webpages is BEAUTIFUL. No popups. Googlebar rocks. And you say IE isn't safe? I bet that AIM virus link automatically executes itself in IE. Not in Firefox!  |
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Yoshi Dude XKEEPER STOLE MY CAR KEYS Level: 79  Posts: 2002/3271 EXP: 4572680 For next: 6787 Since: 03-15-04 From: give me a number folks. Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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| Why can't there be a browser where security holes are all clogged up with helpful mushrooms. and uma thurman. As a Mac user, I don't have to be concerned with many of these issues.. Also as a Mac user, Internet Explorer flips me the fat bird. So. Craps on them. >8( I like Safari more than Firefox, but I use Firefox for things I don't want my parents to see (such as this message board, for instance).. in Safari I can't delete individual items from the history trail. =\ |
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drjayphd Beamos What's that spell? pimp! Level: 56  Posts: 1016/1477 EXP: 1387410 For next: 10766 Since: 03-15-04 From: CT Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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Originally posted by Yiffy Kitten I'll say. For some reason, every web site I go to at work has these damn LowerMyBills.com banner ads that keep trying to open pop-up windows. They've installed SP2, so that's not an issue. But I've NEVER seen them at home. Managed to miraculously convert my parents to Firefox, too. 'Cept Mom, but she barely uses the comp, so SBC's browser it is. All she needs to do is check her email anyway. |
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Kitten Yiffer Purple wand Furry moderator Vivent l'exp����¯�¿�½������©rience de signalisation d'amusement, ou bien ! Level: 135 Posts: 9618/11162 EXP: 28824106 For next: 510899 Since: 03-15-04 From: Sweden Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 4 min. |
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| ...isn't there a similar exploit in IE BTW? And well, the Mozilla foundation are very quick when it comes to releasing of patches. Where Microsoft usually takes months... |
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Lenophis Super Koopa Level: 44  Posts: 459/830 EXP: 584360 For next: 26925 Since: 03-15-04 From: Duluth, MN Since last post: 4 hours Last activity: 3 hours |
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Originally posted by Graviteh You clearly have no idea about the concept of security then. All you have to use is launch IE, and the holes open right up. It won't matter how careful you are, because eventually, you will be hit hard. Firefox is by no means perfect, it's just that much better than IE. IE:
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I use it because I actually want to maintain my computer. I wish for this to survive as long as I can... You can keep using IE if you actually think you are invincible. I'll just sit here and laugh at you  Nuff said.(edited by Lenophis on 05-09-05 07:41 PM) (edited by Lenophis on 05-09-05 07:43 PM) |
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Setzer Popo Level: 36  Posts: 266/532 EXP: 290182 For next: 17928 Since: 04-22-04 From: Not Florida. because I'm going to sink it. Since last post: 5 hours Last activity: 48 min. |
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| well there is the fact that IE can install stuff on its own. but y'know firefox has tabs. and IE has a habbit of popping up 15 windows when you click a link. gee. I think I'll stick with firefox. oh. and did I mention tabs? I love them. I can deal with a security leak for now. I love my tabs. tabs. yeah, did I mention I love tabs. | |||
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Kitten Yiffer Purple wand Furry moderator Vivent l'exp����¯�¿�½������©rience de signalisation d'amusement, ou bien ! Level: 135 Posts: 9621/11162 EXP: 28824106 For next: 510899 Since: 03-15-04 From: Sweden Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 4 min. |
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IE is not free competly, you need a Windows license to use IE. So it's illegal to use IE in Wine, unless you own Windows apparently.  Blah, I wish the English language had a diffrence between as free as in beer and free as in freedom. Swedish have at least... and a few other languages but not English apparently. Even if the word gratis exists, almost none uses it in English.  In my personal experince it's usually 3rd party plugins that cause browsers to crash, kinda funny how a failed quicktime installation did make both Firefox AND IE to fuck up whenever the plugin had to be used... And of course I reinstalled Quicktime. |
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knuck Hinox Banned until 19-58-5815: trolling, flaming, spamming, being a general fucktard... Level: 62 Posts: 1241/1818 EXP: 1894574 For next: 90112 Since: 03-15-04 Since last post: 14 hours Last activity: 9 hours |
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Originally posted by Kitty JediI'm amazed at how you can turn any Firefox thread in a Microsoft vs Mozilla Foundation thread. Seriously, is it that fun to do it every time? |
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Kles Red Paratroopa Level: 21  Posts: 127/171 EXP: 44517 For next: 5426 Since: 10-02-04 Since last post: 62 days Last activity: 45 days |
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Originally posted by Darth Setzer You say that like it's a good thing; it isn't. Malicious software can easily get in. The list that Lenophis posted was great, but he forgot one thing; Tabs. Firefox tabs are among the most useful you will ever have. I have all of my websites on my quick links bar at the top, I just right click next to it, open in tabs and bam, all my sites are lined up in tabs waiting. Besides, Firefox is incredibly secure. It isn't an impenetrible wall by any means, it's more of a concrete wall whereas IE is around the level of wood. Sure, a few things IE can do a bit more easily (such as a lot of a websites not supporting Firefox for some ridiculous reason) and the only reason I think you'd use IE is because you constantly use said websites; in which case why don't you use Firefox for everything else? I just don't get it. |
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Tarale I'm not under the alfluence of incohol like some thinkle peop I am. It's just the drunker I sit here the longer I get.  Level: 73  Posts: 1815/2720 EXP: 3458036 For next: 27832 Since: 03-18-04 From: Adelaide, Australia Since last post: 4 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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Originally posted by knuckOriginally posted by Kitty JediI'm amazed at how you can turn any Firefox thread in a Microsoft vs Mozilla Foundation thread. Nah, it's more fun to turn it into a Microsoft vs Open Source thread In all seriousness, there IS a better track record with Open Source projects patching things quickly, I'm not sure if it's because there's more people available to work on it though, or not? Of course, it doesn't matter if one gets a patch out quicker than the other if people forget to apply the patch, of course. And there's still a LOT of people out there who don't patch, or don't even know what a "patch" is... I know of a few -- at work I provide tech support for a few tens of thousands of people who don't know their arse from their start menu... |
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Surlent サーレント Level: 49  Posts: 860/1077 EXP: 863920 For next: 19963 Since: 03-15-04 From: Tower of Lezard Valeth Since last post: 16 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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| I don't have cookies in ebay and such, so even if someone got my cookies, it wouldn't bother. I may be banned in some forums if an account got found (but (!) cookies =! bookmarks - and who might want to search tons of them for forums ?). But then there is email and messengers, so you might contact the admins to unblock you, with chaning the password of course But the security leaks and malfunctionting things get fixed anyway soon. That's what I love about Firefox' developers |
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seanbabaganoosh Paragoomba Level: 13  Posts: 21/71 EXP: 8476 For next: 1791 Since: 04-15-05 From: Canada Since last post: 59 days Last activity: 59 days |
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| I prefer firefox over ie even if there is this small security risk. IE has alot more securtiy problems... | |||
Ran-chan Moldorm eek, when are they going to stop growing... Level: 143  Posts: 9456/12781 EXP: 35293588 For next: 538220 Since: 03-15-04 From: Nerima District, Tokyo - Japan Since last post: 12 hours Last activity: 12 hours |
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