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Firefox improved on Vista, but still no protected mode

Firefox improved on Vista, but still no protected modeI never encountered those problems - and don't know anybody who hasI dunno, I never encountered any of the problems you describe, and don't know anybody who has. Firefox worked with Vista from the very beginning, as far as I can tell.I...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Web browsers, protected mode, Microsoft Windows Vista, Mozilla Firefox

Discussion threads 2007-07-05

Firefox improved on Vista, but still no protected mode

Since our last article on Firefox's problems with Vista, considerable progress has been made to improve the browser for Microsoft's newest operating system. We caught up with Mike Schroepfer, VP of Engineering at the Mozilla Foundation, to bring us up to date.[ZDNet] When Vista first came out, users reported a...

Tags: Web Browsers, Microsoft, Java, General, Community, AJAX

Blog posts 2007-07-04

IBM BladeCenter Advanced Management Module Protected Mode

Protected Mode PM is a feature of the IBM BladeCenter Advanced Management Module AMM to isolate management of the Cisco Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module IGESM from the AMM in the IBM BladeCenter. This feature is targeted at environments that have distinctly separate management teams for servers and networking, or...

Tags: IBM eServer BladeCenter, IBM Corp., Protected Mode, Blade Servers, Servers, Hardware

White papers 2007-06-07

Firefox ANI exploit on the way - no protected mode

Firefox ANI exploit on the way - no protected modeOpera MAY be immune to this, I am checking atmIf someone has Vista and metasploit, could they please try this exploit with Opera 9.1 / 9.2beta please.Nice deflectionWhile the "ANI exploit" may be exploitable through FireFox it is in fact MS's...

Tags: Web browsers, Operating systems, Windows patch, Mozilla Firefox, protected mode, security, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2007-04-03

Firefox ANI exploit on the way - no protected mode

Determina is previewing a version of the ANI exploit that will hijack Mozilla Firefox 2 as well as Internet Explorer 7 running on Vista with default DEP settings mostly turned off. DEP could have stopped this exploit from running but its turned off for most applications in Windows by...

Tags: Vista, Security, Browsers

Blog posts 2007-04-03

Cursor hole puts Windows PCs at risk

Cursor hole puts Windows PCs at riskBETTER AND BETTER!!!!!!loool, i'm starting to actuall enjoy your posts now!"more people are becoming computer savvy" - that was priceless!But on a more sober note, I must say I quite approve that M$ is now back on track, and Vista is really XP-SP3 +...

Tags: Web browsers, SECURITY, Operating systems, Windows PC, PC, Microsoft Internet Explorer, flaw, Microsoft Windows, Protected Mode, cursor hole

Discussion threads 2007-03-29

Alert raised for IE drive-by exploits

Alert raised for IE drive-by exploitsOuch...Use Firefox or Opera.Opera 9No more drive-bys.http://www.opera.comAnother OverHyped StoryLet's wait a few weeks and see how many people actually get affected by this.The way I see it, the sirens are wailing, the lights are flashing, and the little boy is starting to cry wolf.Yet the...

Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Windows, Channel management, Operating systems, SECURITY, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Protected Mode, Web

Discussion threads 2007-03-29

SiteAdvisor Plus

SiteAdvisor began as a standalone company, and was purchased in early 2006 by veteran security vendor McAfee. Bundled within McAfee Internet Security Suite 2007, SiteAdvisor is also available as a free download for Firefox and Internet Explorer, and as a paid service, SiteAdvisor Plus, for $20 ($40 for three users),...

Tags: Phishing, Web browsers, Cyberthreats, Spam, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, SiteAdvisor

Product reviews 2007-02-17

Is Firefox 2.0 a dud?

Is Firefox 2.0 a dud?Glad it works for you!Do you have any extensions? Did you install it over the top of an oldewr version?Firefox 2You must live in a bubble then if you haven't had any problems.I think it's you who is uninformedProtected mode is a blanket term for...

Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Firefox, Protected Mode, Mozilla Firefox 2.0

Discussion threads 2006-10-30

Firefox developers need to accept Microsoft help

ZDNet UK reporter Colin Barker reports that Microsoft is reaching out to Firefox developers. Even though this is a generous offer for four days of free lab space and free one-on-one help, the response from many Firefox advocates went along the lines of we don't need no stinking help...

Tags: Web browser, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp.

Blog posts 2006-08-22

Additional Resources

How OpenDNS, PowerDNS and MaraDNS remained unaffected by the DNS cache poisoning vulnerability

The short answer is being paranoid about tackling a known vulnerability. It's 2001, and Daniel J. Bernstein DJB, author of the then popular djbdns security-aware DNS implementation, is applying basic math principles to raise awareness on what's to turn into the "sky is falling" critical Internet vulnerability in 2008, in...

Tags: DNS, Vulnerability, Anomaly, Attack, OpenDNS, MaraDNS, NSS, Domain Names, Networking, Internet, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-07-25

Forrester: Vista is 'New Coke' in the enterprise; Firefox, Apple gain a little

Forrester: Vista is 'New Coke' in the enterprise; Firefox, Apple gain a littleNew Coke?Actually, given the way it has been and is being sold, is it not the New Kool-Aid?With Vista selling so well already ...... as shown in revenues from the previous quarter, Microsoft can expect to gain substantially...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Mozilla Firefox, Forrester Research Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Mac OS X, Mendel, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-07-24

Childs rigged crazyquilt private network

Childs rigged crazyquilt private networkBut who is monitoring the monitor?Gartner's statement not worth quoting. They are the most worthless thing to hit IT.Was Childs the only IT person on staff that knew anything about computers? That's what it sounds like. But this isn't that hard to believe. Most IT...

Tags: NETWORKING, Most IT department, private network, network, information technology

Discussion threads 2008-07-24

2016: "You're watching the Linux Channel."

July 24th, 2016. Josef Konsumer, a home-based employee and portfolio manager for ICBC/CiticorpChase, a Chinese-owned multinational investment bank, wakes up to hear his alarm clock go off at 8am, and gets out of bed, his 47-year old body aching from an aggressive personal trainer session from the...

Tags: PC, Linux, Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Data Centers, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Hardware, Storage, Data Management, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-07-24

Nokia 500 Auto Navigation

First announced at SEMA 2007, the Nokia 500 Auto Navigation system is finally hitting the streets. It's the second portable navigation device we've seen from the Finnish cell phone manufacturer (the first being the Nokia 330 Auto Navigation) and it's a big improvement over the 330. The design is a...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Nokia 500 Auto Navigation system, power button, Nokia Corp., Nokia 500, Nokia 500 Auto Navigation

Product reviews 2008-07-23

Firefly flyPhone (blue)

Though cell phones for youth came into vogue two years ago, it wasn't long before they fell out of favor. While some parents liked the idea behind simple handsets such as the LG Migo and the Enfora TicTalk, many children weren't so impressed. They wanted more features for playground comparisons,...

Tags: Cellular phones, display, Firefly flyPhone, Firefly, phone, cell phone

Product reviews 2008-07-23

Free the XBOX 360!!!

Free the XBOX 360!!!"Microsoft-approved"Why shouldn't Microsoft be concerned with the performance of software on XBox?Quoting:Microsoft makes both the hardware and software, and the environment is tightly controlled - only Microsoft-approved software need apply. [End quote]Vista shows that a product's reputation can be affected by the uninterest or mistakes of third...

Tags: Game players, Games, Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Corp., game, console

Discussion threads 2008-07-23

Microsoft turns to users for new wave of Xbox games

Taking a page from Facebook and YouTube, Microsoft will turn to users of its Xbox 360 to create new video games and broaden the types of games available on its console. SEATTLE--Microsoft will turn to users of its Xbox 360 to create new video games and broaden the types...

Tags: Microsoft Xbox Live, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Xbox, Games, Game Players, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Reuters, Xbox 360, Microsoft, user-generated, video games, Xbox

News items 2008-07-23

Survey: Corporations hold out on Vista

Survey: Corporations hold out on VistaLarry isn't going to give it up...It's sad what passes for "journalism" these days. ZDNet and her "sister site" TechRepublic are so one sided it's laughable. Is this "survey" really supposed to be passed as truth? The survey was conducted by a company KACE that...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, survey, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-07-23

McAfee debunks recent vulnerabilities in AV software research, n.runs restates its position

Several days after blogging about a research conduced by n.runs AG that managed to discover approximately 800 vulnerabilities in antivirus products, McAfee issued a statement basically debunking the number of vulnerabilities found, and providing its own account into the number of vulnerabilities affecting its own products : "A recent...

Tags: Software, McAfee Inc., Antivirus, Vulnerability, Vendor, Flaw, N.Runs, Dancho, Security, Viruses And Worms, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-07-23