This morning we started getting emails from our regular subscribers letting us know The Blog was coming up as an Attack Page. We even got a couple ‘courtesy emails’ from our hosting provider as well. For most of the morning we worked will Google to identify the issue and remove all the malicious content. We were notified by Google earlier this evening the latest scan came back clean and they would be removing the Attack Page warnings. We are still trying to piece together what happened, but it appears there were only a few posts from earlier this year that…
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Mozilla has release an update to Firefox 3.6 on November 8, 2011. Version 3.6.24 is a minor security and stability update for the Firefox 3.6/Gecko 1.9.2 branch. Users on Firefox 3.6.23 who are able to move to newer versions of Firefox (Firefox 5+) can not update to Firefox 3.6.24 automatically. Only users, who’s computers do not support the newer Firefox versions will be able to update automatically to the 3.6.24 release. However, users can manually update by going to the Firefox 3.6.24 download page and selecting the language and OS they wish to install. DO NOT click the latest version…
As noted in yesterday’s Firefox Release Recap, Firefox 8 will be released on Tuesday, November 8th. There are several new features coming in this release and there are couple that really standout. These include additions to the add-ons installation and management process as well as only allowing tabs to load when selected upon restart. Add-ons check first run On your first run after you have updated to Firefox 8, you are going to see an add-ons screen similar to that below. This will let you know which add-ons are currently installed, if they are compatible (or can be updated) and…
Noscript has been released for Android and Maemo builds, giving users of these two mobile operating systems access to a web browser security feature comparable to that available to desktop computer users… “ Noscript firefox security extension goes mobile- The Inquirer ↑Go get it↓
A bit of clarification is in order in regards to the How to show the full URL in Firefox we posted earlier. The tweak which we had posted a while back is correct and will show the full URL including the http://www and the trailing ‘/’. However, the premise for this CNET article is not correct, Firefox currently and ALWAYS will show when you are on a secure connection (https) by default. It will not show the http (and www) in the address bar starting with Firefox 7. Someone already had commented about this on the CNET post and the…
I don’t use FB but thought this may be of interest to those who do. Zscaler Likejacking Prevention is available as a plug-in for Firefox, Chrome, and Safari, and it combats likejacking, in which attackers attempt to exploit Facebook members’ usage of the like button by tricking them into clicking hidden like buttons and unintentionally liking pages or products, which, in turn, appear on their friends’ newsfeeds and spread virally.Zscaler added that Zscaler Likejacking Prevention will also protect users against intrusions via the upcoming variations on the like button, including listened, watched, read, challenge (in games), and, if it is…
…The malware served on all these pages comes from en-softonic(dot)ne. Users looking for Firefox get a rootkit, their IE begins working silently in the background attempting click fraud, and their Google search results get redirected to pages chosen by the attackers…” More net-security.org/malware_news | Bing, Yahoo! serving malware for popular search terms ↑Go get it↓
Mozilla has pushed out another emergency update for Firefox 3.6 and 6.0 due to more fall out from the DigiNotar hack back in July. This time around the focus is on revoking Staat der Nederlanden Certificates. More information here. Users can update to the newest versions via: Firefox 3.6 users go to Help > Check for Updates or download directly Firefox 6.0 users Firefox Button > Help > About Firefox or download directly Note: Since Firefox 3.6 uses the old release process, all features, bug fixes, improvements, etc.planned for the upcoming Firefox 3.6.21 release on September 27th are being rolled…
On Tuesday, August 30th, Mozilla pushed out emergency updates for both Firefox 3.6 and 6.0. These updates revoke the root certificate for DigiNotar due to fraudulent SSL certificate issuance [Additional Details]. Firefox 3.6 users can update via Help > Check For Updates. Firefox 6.0 users can update via Help > About Firefox. Also updated versions of Firefox 3.6 and 6.0 can be downloaded: Firefox 3.6.21 Firefox 6.0.1 Note: Since Firefox 3.6 uses the old release process, all features, bug fixes, improvements, etc.planned for the upcoming Firefox 3.6.21 release on September 27th are being rolled over to Firefox 3.6.22. Source: Mozilla…
31 August 2011 Updated Chrome and Firefox for fraudulent Google certificate available. The H Open Source: News and Features ↑Go get it↓