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(Hat tip to Michael Hampton.)

By now, you guys know that I, along with more than a few thousand other folks, have fallen in love with Mozilla Firefox as an Internet browser.

Which is why this story disturbs me more than just a little bit.

Firefox has since come out with version 1.0.4 – which, presumably, addresses these security holes.&#160 But the fact that said holes even exist is cause for concern.

And to all you ABM (Anybody But Micro$oft) folks, I hope this serves as a reminder:&#160 It ain’t just Billy-boy’s problem, morons.&#160 Any s’ware package that becomes a big-enough target will attract the pond scum.&#160 Firefox is just the latest target.

So leave Bill alone.&#160 He’s trying, okay?


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3 responses to “Firefox users – heads up!”

  1. David Hartung says:

    Steve,
    I have a question. I have a stand alone firewall, in other word), a D Link router. Does this not protect me from these attacks?

  2. It helps, but I’d employ multiple layers of protection if I were you.&#160 See, for example, if you can get hold of a copy of BlackIce Desktop Protector, for starters.

    Supplement that with installations of Ad-Aware SE Personal v1.05 and Spybot Search&Destroy v1.3, plus an anti-virus (I recommend McAfee), and you should be okay. (Overkill is a lovely thing, y’know? (grin))

  3. David Hartung says:

    Hmm, I may be better off than I thought. I laready use Ad-aware and Spybot, plus I have a virus scanner. Thanks Oh Mighty King!

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