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CSS expressions support ends with IE8 Beta 2

October 17, 2008

IE Blog. Design criteria such as standard compliance, performance, reliability and security framed the design of IE8 as whole, for new as well as existing features. As a result, CSS expressions are no longer supported in IE8 standards mode. This change was announced previously on the IE blog, however, this post will provide a few [...]

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Firefox 3.0.3 released to fix bug

September 27, 2008

Fast on the heels of the 3.0.2 release, Mozilla has updated Firefox to version 3.0.3. Fixed a problem where users were unable to retrieve saved passwords or save new passwords (bug 454708) Download Release notes

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Opera 9.50 Released

June 15, 2008

http://www.opera.com/products/desktop/security/ In Opera 9.5, Fraud Protection is enabled by default, automatically detecting and warning you about fraudulent Web sites. Fraud Protection is powered with phishing information from Netcraft and PhishTank, and Malware protection from Haute Secure. Opera now supports EV Certificates. Issued under stricter criteria, they provide added assurance for EV enabled web sites, that [...]

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Windows XP Service Pack 3 and IE

May 6, 2008

IEBlog Windows XP SP3 contains some new updates, and a number of bug fixes and security improvements. You can learn more about XPSP3 features by reading the white paper located here. We expect XPSP3 will be publicly available shortly and want you to have this information prior to its final release to the web. Internet [...]

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Opera 9.27 released to patch vunerabilities

April 3, 2008

Opera has released version 9.27 for Windows which addresses a highly critical and a moderate vulnerability in the web browser. Secunia Advisory: SA29662 Release Date: 2008-04-03 Critical: Highly critical Impact: System access Where: From remote Solution Status: Vendor Patch Opera Advisory 881: Newsfeed prompt can cause Opera to execute arbitrary code. Opera Advisory 882: Resized [...]

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Firefox 2.0.0.13 released to patch vulnerabilities

March 25, 2008

March 25, 2008 Fixed in Firefox 2.0.0.13 MFSA 2008-19 XUL popup spoofing variant (cross-tab popups) High MFSA 2008-18 Java socket connection to any local port via LiveConnect High MFSA 2008-17 Privacy issue with SSL Client Authentication Low MFSA 2008-16 HTTP Referrer spoofing with malformed URLs Moderate MFSA 2008-15 Crashes with evidence of memory corruption (rv:1.8.1.13) [...]

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Apple Safari 3.1 for Windows, new vulnerabilities

March 25, 2008

Apple Engineers designed Safari to be secure from day one. Secunia Advisory: SA29483 Release Date: 2008-03-24 Safari Address Bar Spoofing and Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities Highly critical Impact: Spoofing System access Where: From remote Solution Status: Unpatched Description: Juan Pablo Lopez Yacubian has discovered two vulnerabilities in Safari, which can be exploited by malicious people to [...]

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Say what?

March 23, 2008

Joe Wilcox Too Much Safari 3.1 Nonsense Every developer shipping updaters should follow Apple’s approach. Are you listening Adobe? You have got to be kidding, suggesting Adobe listen up and push more crud our way? February 28, 2008. PayPal warns: Steer clear of Apple’s Safari browser

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What’s Up Apple, I don’t want Safari

March 21, 2008

Apple is taking advantage of its Software Update program, in my case for iTunes, to barge its way onto computers and push Safari 3.1 Web browser for Mac OS and Windows XP/Vista. It’s bad enough I have to take QuickTime along with iTunes, but really this is too much. The nag comes up with every [...]

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IE8 Beta Expert Zone Chats

March 18, 2008

IEBlog The first is this Thursday, March 20 at 10:00 PDT/17:00 UTC. These chats are a great opportunity to have your questions answered and hear from members of the IE product team. In case you miss the chat, a transcript will be published afterward and available online.

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