Category Archives: Security

Firefox vs Chrome Versions
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Posted on February 19, 2012 by

I keep hearing many complaints on how Mozilla is moving too fast with the Firefox updates with Rapid Release. I have said time and time again, that nothing has changed, other than the numbering. Mozilla was releasing updates every six … Continue reading →

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Flash Update — Check Your Plugins
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Posted on February 17, 2012 by

Adobe released an update to Flash on February 15th to address an exploit that affected Internet Exploiter users. Even if you don’t use IE, you should still update your Flash plugins. Also this would a good time to check on … Continue reading →

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Adobe Flash Player Protected Mode Beta Released for Firefox
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Posted on February 8, 2012 by

      …Adobe has been modifying its popular Flash Player to include the sandbox technology that would block malicious code before executing. Adobe on Feb. 6 released a beta version of the Flash Player plug-in that has the sandbox for Firefox … Continue reading →

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Bogus “browser update” pages deliver malware
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Posted on February 6, 2012 by

     …The pages – located at vkernel(dot)org, aveonix(dot)org, smolvell(dot)org, stocknick(dot)org – are not able to detect what browser the users use and serve either a Firefox or Chrome themed fake update warning. …Users are warned to be careful when being … Continue reading →

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Scam – Facebook Profile Switch
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Posted on January 15, 2012 by

     Have you received an invitation to turn your Facebook profile red or black? Maybe pink?“Ignore it, security experts warn. It is another scam spreading on the social media site…” Friday, 13 Jan 2012, Source: MyFoxNY.com More Scam Offers Pink … Continue reading →

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Firefox Extended Support Releases
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Posted on January 15, 2012 by

Mozilla recently announced the planned implementation of an Extended Support Release (ESR) for enterprise users and other users who do not want to take part of the rapid release cycle. We touched on ESR briefly back in October 2011. Under the … Continue reading →

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Firefox 3.6.25 Released
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Posted on December 21, 2011 by

Mozilla released Firefox 3.6.25 on December 20, 2011. This release fixed several security issues and stability issues. Users of older versions of Firefox should be prompted to update within the next 24-48 hours. User can also go to to Help … Continue reading →

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How to Defend from Keyloggers
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Posted on December 20, 2011 by

     …Keystroke logging is the act of intercepting typed keys before they are displayed to the screen, then logging them to a file. This allows for intrusion and access to data—even passwords…” Source: businessinsider.com | WonderHowTo    | Dec. 20, 2011 How … Continue reading →

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Follow-Up: Attack Page Mishap
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Posted on November 22, 2011 by

A quick follow-up to our Attack Page Mishap earlier this month. We have discovered the compromise was not with WordPress or the WP Backup Plugin, but instead with the ZenPhoto application. I use Zen Photo for the gallery on my … Continue reading →

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Scam: Facebook optimized Firefox
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Posted on November 22, 2011 by

…The scam, which tries to install a malicious .exe file onto a computer, claims that the new Facebook optimized version of Firefox is faster and easier to use… “ More  Computeractive – News Go get it.

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