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A new security update for Firefox 2 is available for download.

The Mozilla Foundation has put online a new security update for Firefox 2, the older version of its Internet browser open, multi-platform (Windows, Macintosh and Linux). Serialized 2.0.0.16, this sixteenth revision since October 2006 announced the correction of two vulnerabilities described as critical.

The first of these allows the opening of several tabs calling URLs (Uniform Resource Locator) command line while Firefox is not already executed, while the second allows the execution of arbitrary code remotely via overflow at an object CSS.

Note that these two vulnerabilities also affect Firefox 3.0 and will be corrected in the version 3.01 out very quickly.

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Less than a day after its launch, a vulnerability has been detected in Firefox 3.0. The Mozilla team in charge of security investigates in the greatest secrecy.

The Firefox 3.0 browser made its debut on the Web on Tuesday, the price of a high-profile launch with a purely symbolic record to the key. But it was written that besides this race to the downloading another race was going to take place, the one of the first researcher in computer security that would succeed detecting the presence of a vulnerability in the inquisitive one. Pari also won in less than 24 hours, and even exactly 5 hours after the official launch, under the auspices of the initiative TippingPoint Zero Day of the sulphurous reputation as remunerating researchers for their discoveries.

Inauguration for Firefox 3
For the rest, everything is placed under the seal of secrecy and just can you read that this vulnerability to immediate action whose veracity has been validated by TippingPoint, needs to be exploited user interaction to click on a link in an e-mail or direct consultation of a malicious Web page. The result then the execution of arbitrary code. Note that this vulnerability also affects the 2.0.x previous versions of Firefox.

Mozilla has been advised of this discovery, and until a patch is not proposed any technical information will be disclosed, from TippingPoint anyway. On the blog of Mozilla security, Window Snyder confirms that this vulnerability was brought to its attention. They want themselves nevertheless very reassuring to users, underlining although no exploit was made public, that the details are private and therefore very minimal risks for the time being.

New world record set for the Firefox browser 3 with more than 8 million downloads in 24 hours. What to carve out a share of Internet Explorer but not in the figurative sense.

For Firefox 3, a world record had been promised. This is now done or almost with more than 8 million downloads made within 24 hours (8 291 010 exactly). It remains now to confirm this record, which was unaware of a precedent so that it appears in the Guinness Book.

At its finest hours between Tuesday and Wednesday, the download rate has reached 14000 copies of Firefox 3 repatriated every minute. Figures relatively impressive probably doped by the enthusiasm too zealous fans of Firefox that they have probably not been content with one copy, but remains to be seen whether these downloads will materialize in installation and final adoption of the Mozilla browser.

To take extra market share in world’s number one web browsing, Internet Explorer, it will have to conquer the heart of new users who tend to make their Firefox browser default, and sometimes habits are well entrenched.

The answer in several months but until Mozilla can always just take a share of the cake of real Internet Explorer, sent by the development team of Microsoft browser. Almost as a custom for the release of Firefox 2 this was such ships with a small word to the same: “Congratulations on the publication! Big kisses from the IE team.” By cons, the cake took on the color and size of the IE logo is immeasurable.

After a development cycle that lasted nearly 3 years, the publication of alpha versions 8, 5 and 3 beta release candidate, it is best not throw Firefox 3 is now available for download. A week after Opera 9.5, the browser Mozilla sign if its renewal, at least he says a great continuity with the hope to glean some market share to waver a little over Internet Explorer is still the size of lion.

For this third version of the name of the browser free and multi-platform, some operating systems are neglected, including Windows 95/98. For the most recent, Firefox 3 will be happy to adapt to the specificities of each country and particularly Windows Vista with whom he will later graphical interface connector.

Big expectation for performances
Firefox 3 is above all with a new rendering engine, Gecko labeled 1.9, which must prove its value at the option of so-called Web 2.0 sites marked AJAX technology that proliferate on the Web. Even if one knows that Mozilla was a little caught off guard with the release of relatively recent test Acid3, adherence to Web standards is also an issue for Firefox 3 and probably more for versions of the same branch that will emerge in the future. But Firefox 3 is also expected to turn for his memory that some are particularly excessive mainly in the Windows environment. A bet that you can probably take it as earned and without convincing, just open several tabs to realize that progress at this level are significant.

The user experience
Regarding the new features, the address bar so-called intelligent is likely to win the prize with his “connection” with the browsing history, the manager of bookmarks, to transform the URL field in real champ Search by keyword. Regarding the manager bookmarks precisely, the order finally prevail and it has never been easier to score a page by following the star.

Other managers, namely the one to download and add-ons - in this respect certain rare extensions have failed compatibility Firefox 3 D-Day - are also concerned with a few improvements such as the resumption on downloading or integration of ‘dedicated research tools.

Concern for safety
In the field of security, anti-malware protection (against the sites of attacks) was added to the anti-phishing (trusted sites only in appearance), according to the same principle blacklist. Security and providing information are also often mix and sites that play the game, you can easily access via the favicon, data always instructive for example by ensuring respect for his privacy.

Many other things are to be discovered through its use with this major version of Firefox. For a little clearing the ground, and not to miss something like zoom proportional.

It is finally here, Firefox 3, starring browser whose market shares have continued to grow (28.8% in March 2008). After 3 years of development, 8 versions alpha, beta versions 5 and 3 release candidate, it was finally time to test this long-awaited final version.

Attention, some operating systems are neglected, including Windows 95 / 98.

Performance and Features
Firefox 3 uses a new rendering engine Gecko labelled 1.9. But what is it really?
Some found that consumption of memory of Firefox 2 was excessive, what is for version 3.0?

With many new features, the Mozilla Foundation succeeded it’s bet?

* Address bar so-called intelligent
* New download manager
* Anti-malware protection
* Zoom proportional
* …

In this case, we wanted to review all new in this third version. On the menu, higher performance, more compatibility, more security, less memory and a few novelties inherent in new rendering engine and not always perceptible to the user. In short, it’s good!