In Firefox 2, Mozilla adopts an important security feature that Microsoft first added to IE 7, a phishing filter called Phishing Protection that helps protect against malicious Web sites that masquerade as banks, e-tailers, and other sites that might store financial data. Unlike with IE 7, Firefox’s phishing filter is enabled by default, which is of course a good idea. There’s just one problem: The Firefox Phishing Protection feature isn’t very sophisticated. It uses a blacklist of known dangerous sites, which isn’t an effective protection against modern electronic attacks that rely on social engineering as well as technical vulnerabilities in the underlying products you’re using online. What you need is something that can adapt to threats and update itself automatically.
Alternatively, Firefox lets you enable Google’s phishing filter, which is more effective because it is updated regularly and provides more advanced functionality. On the minus side, the terms of service for Google’s phishing filter literally explain that Google will violate your privacy if you use this product: “Google will log your action and the URL of the page [you visit],” the agreement reads. “It is possible that a URL sent to Google may itself contain personal information” (Figure). Hey, we all trust Google, right? And can you imagine the uproar that would occur if Microsoft did something even remotely this anti-privacy? Meanwhile’s Google’s phishing filter hasn’t caused any concern. Unbelievable.
In previous versions of Firefox, I used Netcraft’s toolbar to help protect against phishing attacks. And while I appreciate that Firefox now offers two integrated anti-phishing solutions, neither is particularly good and neither is as good as what Microsoft offers in IE 7. That’s a shame.
Incidentally, Mozilla initially responded to news that their solution was ineffective by publishing a paper on its Web site that seeks to prove that Firefox Phishing Protection is, in fact, more effective than IE 7’s Phishing Filter. However, a third party study–commissioned by Microsoft–had already reported this not to be true. So who’s right? Here’s what I know to be true: Blacklists are not effective and Google admits it probably will collect your personal information. Neither of those seems very good to me.
Now, since publishing this review, Mozilla has contacted me and told me that their blacklist is updated “regularly,” which is quite a bit more frequently than I previously understood. With phishing attacks, you need protection that is regularly updated, so this is at least acceptable.
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Firefox - Security Tools Of The Best Browser
Although many people mistype it as Fierfox, the Firefox Browser is one of the best browsers available. If you still don't have it in your computer, go at the bottom of this page and get it.
The Firefox 2 browser comes with built-in security tools, which Firefox2 will update as updates become available. In the Options for Firefox, you can select the option for updates to automatically, install to your computer, as they become available for Firefox, your Search Engines and Add-ons. If, you are a previous Mozilla Firefox user, you can install the new Firefox Browser without any problems. The new Firefox download will simply override your previous installation and the new Firefox browser will install without any difficulty.
Mozilla Firefox 2 technicians work twenty-four seven to provide the best security possible for their products. Each night technicians, work on any problems found within the Firefox browser and reported throughout the day. In the morning, there will be updates and or patches to correct any problems or improve Firefox. If, you set a time for updates, any updates or patches your Firefox browser needs will download and install automatically. Most updates or patches are security related and sometimes your own security system will see a problem and notify you to contact Mozilla for help.
Mozilla Firefox provides users with an Ad-blocker, Spam filter, Pop-up blocker, Phishing protection and Spyware protection. Firefox will clear all of your personal data each time you close the browser, if you check the box for this step in Options for Firefox. Anytime, anyone attempts to download anything, onto your computer Firefox will block the download and send you a message saying, we have blocked (whoever it is) from downloading to your computer. Then, you make the decision to download the item or delete the item, but the important part of this is you will never, look up at your desktop and find an unfamiliar icon for a program or add-on you did not choose to download.
Mozilla Firefox offers protection against identity theft by protecting your financial information and other personal information. When Firefox sees, you have started to open or even succeeded in opening a website, which is a forgery, you receive an immediate message. Firefox will also guide you to a new site however, it is a good idea to immediately dump the website and close your browser. Your own security program should also be on guard and notifying you anytime you encounter a forgery site.
Mozilla Firefox 2 is compatible with the new Windows Vista, XP Home Edition and the XP Service Pack 2, without any present problems. Problems with Windows Vista, immediately after Vista's release, are resolved with enhancements and fixes in the Firefox Browser. Firefox is also compatible with Linux and Mac OS X in several languages. Mozilla Firefox has the capability to provide builds for other systems and other languages, with which the present Firefox is not compatible.
Copyright 2007 - Andres Berger operates a security web site where you can get Fierfox and secure your PC. He also gives advice on How To Win Back Ex.
The Firefox 2 browser comes with built-in security tools, which Firefox2 will update as updates become available. In the Options for Firefox, you can select the option for updates to automatically, install to your computer, as they become available for Firefox, your Search Engines and Add-ons. If, you are a previous Mozilla Firefox user, you can install the new Firefox Browser without any problems. The new Firefox download will simply override your previous installation and the new Firefox browser will install without any difficulty.
Mozilla Firefox 2 technicians work twenty-four seven to provide the best security possible for their products. Each night technicians, work on any problems found within the Firefox browser and reported throughout the day. In the morning, there will be updates and or patches to correct any problems or improve Firefox. If, you set a time for updates, any updates or patches your Firefox browser needs will download and install automatically. Most updates or patches are security related and sometimes your own security system will see a problem and notify you to contact Mozilla for help.
Mozilla Firefox provides users with an Ad-blocker, Spam filter, Pop-up blocker, Phishing protection and Spyware protection. Firefox will clear all of your personal data each time you close the browser, if you check the box for this step in Options for Firefox. Anytime, anyone attempts to download anything, onto your computer Firefox will block the download and send you a message saying, we have blocked (whoever it is) from downloading to your computer. Then, you make the decision to download the item or delete the item, but the important part of this is you will never, look up at your desktop and find an unfamiliar icon for a program or add-on you did not choose to download.
Mozilla Firefox offers protection against identity theft by protecting your financial information and other personal information. When Firefox sees, you have started to open or even succeeded in opening a website, which is a forgery, you receive an immediate message. Firefox will also guide you to a new site however, it is a good idea to immediately dump the website and close your browser. Your own security program should also be on guard and notifying you anytime you encounter a forgery site.
Mozilla Firefox 2 is compatible with the new Windows Vista, XP Home Edition and the XP Service Pack 2, without any present problems. Problems with Windows Vista, immediately after Vista's release, are resolved with enhancements and fixes in the Firefox Browser. Firefox is also compatible with Linux and Mac OS X in several languages. Mozilla Firefox has the capability to provide builds for other systems and other languages, with which the present Firefox is not compatible.
Copyright 2007 - Andres Berger operates a security web site where you can get Fierfox and secure your PC. He also gives advice on How To Win Back Ex.
Mozilla Firefox Free Download - Stop Popups Automatically
One of the most irritating experiences while surfing the Internet is those horrible Pop-Ups, especially irritating are those blinking ones. They are so frustrating and always seem to land in the exact spot you are reading, in the middle of an exciting story. Pop-ups are one of the worst non-threatening interferences on the Internet. At least they are not a Trojan, but they are also not a white knight in shining armor.
Mozilla Firefox 2 technicians must also dislike Pop-ups, because the Pop-up Blocker, which installs with your Firefox 2 browser, really works great! When a Pop-up tries to get through, you receive a message, in the form of an information bar or an icon, on the right hand side of the screen. There is a little box containing a red x accompanied by a brief message, from Firefox 2. The message will tell you how many Pop-ups were blocked and prevented, from interfering with your reading or browsing. This is just one of the many wonderful features found in the new, free Firefox by Mozilla.
One of the features in Mozilla Firefox, which most of us would rarely think about is the new accessibility features for the visually or otherwise impaired Internet users. The Mozilla Firefox browser supports DHTML accessibility. The technicians responsible for developing Firefox and other tools create special pages, which will require less, keystrokes for those with mobility restrictions. Mozilla worked with Microsoft to make the Firefox 2 browser capable of supporting Microsoft's accessibility standards for Windows programs.
The cooperation between Microsoft and Mozilla web developers allows for compatibility and Mozilla has developed a Windows version of Firefox 2, which meets the United States Governmental Requirements for software. This means the Firefox software is accessible to those users who live with physical impairments, and want to enjoy the Internet as others enjoy it.
If, you know of anyone who struggles on the Internet due to some physical impairment be a friend and introduce this person to the free Mozilla Firefox 2. Help to simplify his/her Internet experience by downloading the new, free Windows version of Mozilla Firefox 2. Your friend or family member can have a better Internet experience today.
Many people enjoy fishing, but none of us, enjoy "phishing" on the Internet. Mozilla Firefox 2 has built-in protection against those "phishers" on the Internet who want to steal our information by using website forgery. Firefox 2 is on the job! When a site has the potential of being a forgery Firefox 2 notifies us immediately. The forgery tool is always working in the background and causes no dragging or delays; it works very fast. Firefox 2 by Mozilla is an excellent asset for Internet users.
Copyright 2007 - Andres Berger operates a security web site offering Mozilla Firefox Free Download to secure your PC. He also gives advice on Getting Ex Back.
Mozilla Firefox 2 technicians must also dislike Pop-ups, because the Pop-up Blocker, which installs with your Firefox 2 browser, really works great! When a Pop-up tries to get through, you receive a message, in the form of an information bar or an icon, on the right hand side of the screen. There is a little box containing a red x accompanied by a brief message, from Firefox 2. The message will tell you how many Pop-ups were blocked and prevented, from interfering with your reading or browsing. This is just one of the many wonderful features found in the new, free Firefox by Mozilla.
One of the features in Mozilla Firefox, which most of us would rarely think about is the new accessibility features for the visually or otherwise impaired Internet users. The Mozilla Firefox browser supports DHTML accessibility. The technicians responsible for developing Firefox and other tools create special pages, which will require less, keystrokes for those with mobility restrictions. Mozilla worked with Microsoft to make the Firefox 2 browser capable of supporting Microsoft's accessibility standards for Windows programs.
The cooperation between Microsoft and Mozilla web developers allows for compatibility and Mozilla has developed a Windows version of Firefox 2, which meets the United States Governmental Requirements for software. This means the Firefox software is accessible to those users who live with physical impairments, and want to enjoy the Internet as others enjoy it.
If, you know of anyone who struggles on the Internet due to some physical impairment be a friend and introduce this person to the free Mozilla Firefox 2. Help to simplify his/her Internet experience by downloading the new, free Windows version of Mozilla Firefox 2. Your friend or family member can have a better Internet experience today.
Many people enjoy fishing, but none of us, enjoy "phishing" on the Internet. Mozilla Firefox 2 has built-in protection against those "phishers" on the Internet who want to steal our information by using website forgery. Firefox 2 is on the job! When a site has the potential of being a forgery Firefox 2 notifies us immediately. The forgery tool is always working in the background and causes no dragging or delays; it works very fast. Firefox 2 by Mozilla is an excellent asset for Internet users.
Copyright 2007 - Andres Berger operates a security web site offering Mozilla Firefox Free Download to secure your PC. He also gives advice on Getting Ex Back.
Why Mozilla Firefox is So Popular?
If we want to understand the reasons behind Firefox success we have to find the origins of the browser. During, September 2002 the first version of the browser was released to the public called Phoenix. The browser was based on Gecko engine from Mozilla Suite. After, a number of releases the name was changed to Firebird but due to a legal dispute it was changed again to Firefox. This browser has received a great deal of publicity as an alternative browser to Internet Explorer.
There are many factors behind Firefox's success but I think the added features and the marketing strategy make a whole lot difference in users' adopting the software. Another thing, I want to add is that Internet Explorer after winning the battle with Netscape's browser was left with no significant changes. Of course, this has changed with the upcoming new version of windows called Vista and a new version of Internet Explorer. I suppose Microsoft is trying to correct some omissions and bugs in various levels of the browser.
We are now going to explore the main features Firefox has at the moment. One of the main goal of the developers working in Firefox is enhanced usability and accessibility for the end user. Tabbed browsing, where you load many pages on the same window, is a valuable feature in Firefox as it can make your browsing a lot faster. Also, pop-up blocking eliminates those irritating ads and the user can easily find information on a particular page using the 'find as you type' feature. The built in search bar includes all the major search engines such as Google, Yahoo etc. and you can add more search engines if you want. People working on the accessibility of the browser have manged to make Firefox work with several screen readers, screen magnifiers and on-screen keyboards. These accessibility features can help people with impairments browse the Internet easier than before.
Another feature Firefox users like very much is that they can customize easily many aspects of the browser. Extensions such as the popular web developer or the Venkman debugger can be added to the browser and enhance the functionality of Firefox. Users, often like to have an appearance according to their preferences so they use different themes in Firefox. Therefore, themes are used to change the visual appearance of the browser.
Security is really important for end users and corporations. Both, want a secure browser that they can trust without the security holes of Internet Explorer and its ActiveX technology. Mozilla Firefox fulfills this requirement mainly by giving the opportunity to other developers to check the code for security bugs and using various successful security techniques and models such as the sandbox security model. In addition, the browser can be used in many different platforms and the source code is freely available for anyone to compile it and contribute to the project.
We have seen numerous features that Firefox has but I would like to talk a little bit about the marketing strategy that is used. The development of the browser is supported by search engines Google and Yahoo through partnerships and mostly by the open source community. Mozilla Foundation which is responsible for the development of the browser believes that community based marketing can be successful. They have proven their point by using a community based marketing web site called spreadfirefox.com. They were able to place an ad on New York Times through donations made by the community of developers and devotees during the release of Firefox 1.0.
The secret behind Firefox's success is the valuable features available for the user and the enthusiastic community which helps financially through donations and spreads the word.
There are many factors behind Firefox's success but I think the added features and the marketing strategy make a whole lot difference in users' adopting the software. Another thing, I want to add is that Internet Explorer after winning the battle with Netscape's browser was left with no significant changes. Of course, this has changed with the upcoming new version of windows called Vista and a new version of Internet Explorer. I suppose Microsoft is trying to correct some omissions and bugs in various levels of the browser.
We are now going to explore the main features Firefox has at the moment. One of the main goal of the developers working in Firefox is enhanced usability and accessibility for the end user. Tabbed browsing, where you load many pages on the same window, is a valuable feature in Firefox as it can make your browsing a lot faster. Also, pop-up blocking eliminates those irritating ads and the user can easily find information on a particular page using the 'find as you type' feature. The built in search bar includes all the major search engines such as Google, Yahoo etc. and you can add more search engines if you want. People working on the accessibility of the browser have manged to make Firefox work with several screen readers, screen magnifiers and on-screen keyboards. These accessibility features can help people with impairments browse the Internet easier than before.
Another feature Firefox users like very much is that they can customize easily many aspects of the browser. Extensions such as the popular web developer or the Venkman debugger can be added to the browser and enhance the functionality of Firefox. Users, often like to have an appearance according to their preferences so they use different themes in Firefox. Therefore, themes are used to change the visual appearance of the browser.
Security is really important for end users and corporations. Both, want a secure browser that they can trust without the security holes of Internet Explorer and its ActiveX technology. Mozilla Firefox fulfills this requirement mainly by giving the opportunity to other developers to check the code for security bugs and using various successful security techniques and models such as the sandbox security model. In addition, the browser can be used in many different platforms and the source code is freely available for anyone to compile it and contribute to the project.
We have seen numerous features that Firefox has but I would like to talk a little bit about the marketing strategy that is used. The development of the browser is supported by search engines Google and Yahoo through partnerships and mostly by the open source community. Mozilla Foundation which is responsible for the development of the browser believes that community based marketing can be successful. They have proven their point by using a community based marketing web site called spreadfirefox.com. They were able to place an ad on New York Times through donations made by the community of developers and devotees during the release of Firefox 1.0.
The secret behind Firefox's success is the valuable features available for the user and the enthusiastic community which helps financially through donations and spreads the word.
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