Archive for 'Browsers'

Apple plugs code execution, phishing holes in Safari browser

Apple has released Safari 4.0.3 to fix at least six security vulnerabilities that put Mac and Windows users at risk of hacker attacks.
The update is considered highly-critical and should be immediately applied on both Windows and Mac systems because of the risk of information disclosure, phishing and remote code execution attacks.
The change affecting IDNs is [...]

Display IDNs on Firefox

Disappointingly IDNs in .com and .net are still blacklisted in Firefox 3.
To enable IDNs (.com and .net – and any other extension you want) to display properly all you need to do is enter 2 simply lines.
1. First type in about:config in your address bar.
2. Left click > New > Boolean
3. For the preference name [...]

Firefox 3

After months of testing, Firefox 3 (code name Gran Paradiso) is available for download from Mozilla. With its new Gekko 1.9 engine, the browser rocks, rendering pages faster and uses fewer system resources overall. As with any new browser, some add-ons created for Firefox 2 may not work, but give them time. Firefox 3 touts [...]