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Mozilla patches a dozen Firefox vulnerabilities

Mozilla has shipped a refresh of its flagship Firefox browser to fix a dozen documented vulnerabilities that expose users to URL spoofing, cross-site scripting, code injection and code execution attacks. The most serious fix (MFSA 2009-14) covers four browser engine and JavaScript engine crashes where Mozilla's developers...

Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Attacker, Vulnerability, Patch Management, Web Browser, Mozilla Corp., Memory Corruption, Web Browsers, Security, Internet, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-04-22

Apple ships (long overdue) iPhone security patches

Finally, after months of waiting, iPhone users finally get security fixes for a batch of known software vulnerabilities. The latest iPhone 2.0 and iPod Touch 2.0 update patches at least 13 documented vulnerabilities, including several code execution holes in the Safari mobile Web browser. The...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Safari, JavaScript, Apple Inc., Web Site, Arbitrary Code Execution, Application Termination, Memory Corruption, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Security, Internet, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-07-11

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Firefox, Chrome get quick fixes

Mozilla and Google have released new Firefox and Chrome browsers to fix bugs. The new Firefox patches one critical bug across Windows, Mac and Linux platforms. For Windows, Mac, and Linux, Mozilla Firefox 3.5.5 fixes three bugs: one critical bug across all platforms, and then one lower priority one...

Tags: Google Inc., Apple Macintosh, Mozilla Firefox, Bug, Web Browsers, Microsoft Windows, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, security, Chrome, Firefox, Seth Rosenblatt CNET News

News items 2009-11-06

Opera browser dinged by code execution flaw

Opera releases version 10.01 to fix three documented flaws, including a memory corruption issue that exposes users to code execution attacks. by Ryan Naraine

Tags: Opera Browser, Flaw, Opera Software ASA, Web Browser, Web Browsers, Security, Internet, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-10-28

DRAM error rates: Nightmare on DIMM street

A two-and-a-half year study of DRAM on 10s of thousands Google servers found DIMM error rates are hundreds to thousands of times higher than thought -- a mean of 3,751 correctable errors per DIMM per year. This is the world's first large-scale study of RAM errors in...

Tags: DRAM, Error, DIMM, Hardware Failure, Memory, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2009-10-04

Sanmaxi Memory Card Data Recovery 5.0.1 (Windows)

Memory card data recovery software recovers your deleted files, folders from all major types of digital multimedia memory cards and supports all major brands of cards like MMC, xD Picture Card, MicroDrive, MicroSD, MiniSD, Compact Flash. It supports all digital media brands including Nikon, Canon, Kodak, Konica, Fuji, Sony, Samsung,...

Tags: Brand, Memory Card, Microsoft Windows, Sanmaxi, Memory Card Data Recovery Software, Memory, Flash Memory, Branding, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-10-01

Microsoft's newest Windows 7 promotion: $30 price tag for students

It's thereClick on the option that says "Need to connect to a domain?".Not for ProfessionalMaryJo,I just tried it and it is only for Home Premium at least as far as I can see.RE: Microsoft's newest Windows 7 promotion: $30 price tag for studentsThanks for the heads up MJ, I just...

Tags: Network technology, Microsoft Windows, 64-bit, newest Windows 7 promotion, Windows 7 promotion, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, 32-bit, PC

Discussion threads 2009-09-17

Why you should care about Apple's Snow Leopard

How about security?Update: I have answered my own questions with the precious few details found here: http://www.apple.com/macosx/technology/Are there any security improvements in Snow Leopard? yes, a fewWill the NX/DEP finally be switched on in Safari and all other internet facing programs?Presumably it will be switched on for 64bit programs. All...

Tags: OSX, Apple Inc., Snow Leopard, security

Discussion threads 2009-08-17

Apple patches Black Hat SMS attack flaw

On the heels of a Black Hat conference demo of an iPhone hijack via text messages, Apple has shipped an iPhone update with patches for the security flaw. The iPhone OS 3.0.1 update, available only via iTunes, addresses a memory corruption issue in the way the device...

Tags: Phone, Flaw, Apple Inc., SMS, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Networking, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-08-03

Apple patches iPhone SMS flaw

Apple has plugged an SMS flaw that would enable an attacker to take complete control over an iPhone. Researchers Charlie Miller and Collin Mulliner said at the Black Hat security conference that an attacker could use the SMS exploit to make calls, swipe data and send text...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Flaw, Apple Inc., SMS, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Networking, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-31

Analysts: AMD has no answers for Intel's assault

Analysts: AMD has no answers for Intel's assaultSure they do...They'll go cry to the EC that Intel is being mean to them again, giving the EC another opportunity to extort billions more from Intel.AMD should make the next step from ATOMATOM had it's heyday, now the chip seems more like...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Semiconductors, Processors, price/performance, GEODE, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., ATI Technologies Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-07-22

Mozilla, Google plug high-risk browser holes

Just 48 hours after the release of exploit code targeting a zero-day vulnerability in Firefox 3.5, Mozilla's security response team has rushed out a patch to protect users from code execution attacks. With Firefox 3.5.1, rated a "critical" update, the open-source group corrects a browser crash that...

Tags: Google Inc., Mozilla Firefox, Vulnerability, Web Browser, JIT, Mozilla Corp., Web Browsers, Security, Internet, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-07-16

Attack code posted for unpatched Firefox 3.5 flaw

Mozilla's security response team is scrambling to respond to the release of exploit code for a gaping hole in the latest version of its flagship Firefox browser. The flaw, rated "highly critical by Secunia, puts millions of Firefox users at risk of remote code execution attacks. ...

Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Flaw, Vulnerability, Web Browser, Attack, US-CERT, Web Browsers, Security, Internet, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-07-14

Safari 4.0.2 patches two security vulnerabilities

Apple yesterday released Safari 4.0.2 via Software Update and recommends the update for users on all platforms. According to Apple's typically vague "release notes" the 40.2MB update improves the stability of the Nitro JavaScript engine and includes the latest compatibility and security fixes. According...

Tags: Web, Apple Safari, Knowledgebase, XSS, Patch Management, Web Site, Security Fix, Web Site Development, Security, Internet, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-07-08

Apple plugs dangerous Safari security holes

Apple has released Safari 4.0.2 to fix a pair of security flaws that could lead to cross-site scripting or remote code execution attacks. The vulnerabilities affect Safari for Windows XP and Vista and Mac OS X. Here are the raw details: ...

Tags: Apple Safari, XSS, Apple Inc., Safari 4.0.2, Security, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-07-08

Anonymous netizens offer a July 1 manifesto, posters

An anonymous manifesto making the rounds of the Internet promises a "worldwide" attack on China's censorship system, via Oiwan Lam. The document, issued in Chinese, and translated via Google Docs here, informs the Chinese government that the power they seek to consolidate is irrelevant to netizens:...

Tags: Internet, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-06-24

Active@ File Recovery 7.5.1 (Windows)

Active@ File Recovery for Windows is an effective data recovery software tool. New version is powered by Active@ DiskScan technology to recover files that have been accidentally deleted, formatted or otherwise lost. Active@ File Recovery can recover files from all types of flash media that have been lost due to...

Tags: Active Data Recovery Software, Data Recovery, Recovery, Media, Battery, Engineering, Microsoft Windows, Storage Management, Tools & Techniques, Databases, Operating Systems, Software, Storage, Hardware, Management, Enterprise Software, Data Management

Software downloads 2009-06-23

Firefox 3.0.11 fixes 67 bugs including bookmark corruption

The latest update to Firefox addresses 67 bugs and enhancements, according to Mozilla. 23 bugs were marked as "critical" or higher. (Coincidentally this was the same number addressed by the 3.0.9 update in April.) Nine potential security vulnerabilities were patched including 1 marked as "high" and 4...

Tags: Mozilla Firefox, MFSA, Web Browsers, Linux, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2009-06-15

Firmware Corruption of Memory During Sleep Transitions

This paper provides information for system manufacturers and firmware developers about firmware corruption of memory during sleep transitions. During Windows 7 development, multiple Windows-based platforms have encountered memory corruption in the lowest 1 MB of physical memory after resuming from sleep. This paper describes the potential root causes of the...

Tags: Memory, Corruption, Firmware, Microsoft Windows 7

White papers 2009-06-15

Jitterbits Dictionary Multilanguage 2.6 (Mobile)

Jitterbits Dictionary is a small, yet powerful "must-have" translation tool. It utilizes multiple dictionaries within multiple language translations dictionary packages. Jitterbits Dictionary comes in two editions - one for the Desktop PC, and one Pocket PC devices. The desktop version is a useful translation tool for the desktop or laptop...

Tags: Mobile, Dictionary, Jitterbits Dictionary, Dictionary Package, Desktop Version, Pocket PC Version, Pocket PC, Desktops, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Hardware, Software

Software downloads 2009-06-15