Comments on: Firefox security flaw

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Wed, 06 Apr 2005 18:38:26 +0000

Now imagine all the professional virus and spyware authors out there with specialized tools stepping through object code finding exploits. Microsoft’s product are closed source, and yet faults are continually found.

What open source does is allow everyone even those who do not have the professional tools available to discover bugs in the software and let everyone know aboyut them.

Security tip: If you use Firefox or any other Mozilla based product to amke business, close the browser and open a new one if visiting a questionable website to prevent information disclosure or else turn off Java Script. One feature I like about Konqueror is that you can block javascript for specific websites. That sounds like a good feature that Firefox should incorporate.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Wed, 06 Apr 2005 12:54:36 +0000

And thats just a browser. Imagine millions upon millions of intricate Operating System code. Anything popular will be scrutinized, and sooner or later people will be coding exploits for it. Stop beating on Microsoft.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Wed, 06 Apr 2005 07:40:09 +0000

Arrrrrrg!

It applies to mozilla too.
Now to wait for the patch and to patch all computers affected…