Microsoft Moves On Spyware To Stymie Firefox
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TechWeb - Microsoft bought anti-spyware technology to protect its Internet Explorer browser from surging rivals like Mozilla's Firefox
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The Federal Trade Commission is going after spyware, bits of computer code that install themselves on the computers of Internet users to track or disrupt their online activities.
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Slim is in Mozilla Corporation has hired a former security strategist from Microsoft as part of its efforts to improve the security of its software, in particular its flagship Firefox web browser software.â¦
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Following the takeover of anti-spyware firm Giant, Microsoft said it would soon release a toolkit that strips machines of the irritating programs.
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Microsoft updates IE 7 due to performance issues with its phishing filter.
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Security researchers have found flaws in older versions of the Mozilla and Firefox browsers, and the Thunderbird e-mail client, that could allow an attacker to spy on or take over a user's system.
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The Firefox browser offers superior security features over Internet Explorer -- and as long as IE drives more than 90 percent of the world&#39;s computers, hackers will continue to make it a target.
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Mozilla is starting to pose a threat to Microsoftâs Internet Explorer after years of being the darling of a strange mix of AOL enthusiasts and techies.
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The open-source Firefox browser is chipping away at Internet Explorer&#39;s market dominance, and analysts are saying that Internet sites should add it to their test list.
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The Federal Trade Commission won an important victory last week in its fight to protect consumers from spyware, the software that tracks unsuspecting Web surfers, bombards them with advertisements and sometimes even steal login information and passwords.
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Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) is likely to release a first iteration of its anti-spyware software Thursday, and make the tool available for beta testing.
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Microsoft Corp.  began offering anti-spyware program downloads for Windows users on Thursday, taking the first step in offering its own computer security products and sending shares of security software vendors lower.
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Visit a Russian porn site using IE 6, risk a spyware installation.
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Tired of those unwelcome pests that invade your computer without permission? Banish intrusive spyware and tracking cookies with Yahoo's newly upgraded toolbar.
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Mozilla has confirmed a vulnerability in its Firefox browser that could be used by attackers to scout out a system before they undertake a more aggressive assault.
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News.com&#39;s John Borland lays out the issues with shelving Microsoft&#39;s insecure Internet Explorer with a non-MS brower, such as Firefox... The problem is that many Web developers create their sites so they
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The success of alternative browsers such as Mozilla Foundation&#39;s Firefox may ultimately have an unexpected side effect. It may be causing Microsoft to be more aggressive in leveraging its dominance of Internet