Germany warns against use of Firefox browser!

Switching to a different browser may not be a good solution either, said Graham Cluley, senior technologist at security firm Sophos. "Switching your web browser willy-nilly as each new unpatched security hole is revealed could cause more problems than it's worth," he said.
"What are you going to do when your replacement browser itself turns out to contain a vulnerability?
Hear, hear...

Mozilla Security Blog Thread on this exploit
 

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Switching to a different browser may not be a good solution either, said Graham Cluley, senior technologist at security firm Sophos. "Switching your web browser willy-nilly as each new unpatched security hole is revealed could cause more problems than it's worth," he said.
"What are you going to do when your replacement browser itself turns out to contain a vulnerability?
Hear, hear...

Mozilla Security Blog Thread on this exploit


Yes dear but they meant IE8 is just fine and dandy!:party:

To be honest the way things are going you won't need a browser as there will be nothing to look at cos there is so much malware.
 

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Seems the guy who found the exploit tried to sell it to Mozilla first, and when they refused, he sold it to Secunia. After he cashed their check, he released it to the wild.

Extorting browser companies looks like a new cottage industry.
 

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Gyration wireless Media Center Keyboard
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HDMI audio/video out to Yamaha RX-V1065 receiver.
All controlled by a Harmony One universal remote.

Four other home built computers plus a Mac Mini, but this is my main Win7 testbed.
Seems the guy who found the exploit tried to sell it to Mozilla first, and when they refused, he sold it to Secunia. After he cashed their check, he released it to the wild.

Extorting browser companies looks like a new cottage industry.

There is always an issue with everything in life. No matter what it is it will have a flaw. If everything was perfect then everything would work properly. 1st editions would always be the only editions.
 

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weren;t the german government warning against IE last month?
 

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OEM supllied with PC
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Realtek
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Next up: Stop using the internet.
 

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weren;t the german government warning against IE last month?

Yes! What do they have against browsers Lol; next week Chrome and Opera?:sarc:
 

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Windows XP - Now Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit).
At least you can be sure the exploit has mozilla's attention now...
 

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HA! So that's what that was. Fortunately MSE caught it. I had something try to come in using that loophole - and MSE let it know it wasn't wanted.

Thanks for the info.
 

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7 Ultimate x64, Vista Ultimate x64, 7 Pro x64, XP Pro x86, Linux Mint Nadia Cinnamon
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Self built
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Windows 7 Ultimate 32 & 64 -(Boot Camped Snow Leopard on a Mac Mini)
CPU
AMD Athlon A64 X2 6000+ 3.1GHz
Motherboard
DFI LanParty Jr 790GX M2RS
Memory
4GB Corsair XMS RAM
Graphics Card(s)
Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD4550/512MB/DDR3 passive cooled
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latest RealTek HD/HDMI drivers
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Samsung LN40A550 (primary); Zalman 7" LCD (secondary)
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1920x1080 ; 800x600
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WD Raptor for OS
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Two WD MyBook 1TB externals for B/U and Movies
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Corsair HX520W
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Zalman HD160XT
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Zalman CNPS9500Cu on processor - Four Nexus case fans
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Gyration wireless Media Center Keyboard
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6344 kbps Down/1043 kbps Up (Comcast cable)
Other Info
HDMI audio/video out to Yamaha RX-V1065 receiver.
All controlled by a Harmony One universal remote.

Four other home built computers plus a Mac Mini, but this is my main Win7 testbed.
Ain't Computing Fun. . .:thumbsup:
 

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HP Pavilion a4302f
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Microsoft Wireless 2000
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