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Avant Browser
Topic Started: Jun 2 2005, 01:49 AM (5,420 Views)
Stephen Jun 5 2005, 10:02 AM Post #136
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Twilight is upon me, and soon night must fall.

 This seems to have fallen off topic. Get back on track please.
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James Jun 5 2005, 11:26 AM Post #137
Live to Dream
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 I'm guessing Avant will need a rewrite when IE7 comes out? (along with Maxthon etc)
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Kenshin Himura Jun 5 2005, 06:51 PM Post #138
The random, ignorant, enlightened, IF fan.
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Maelroth
June 5, 2005 07:29 AM
Typhoon Omi
June 4, 2005 09:57 PM
Well, as a quick side-note: I ad-blocked your Advant signature, if that explains how much I don't like the browser. :P

Have you tried it?

I have, still had it on my desktop untill recently incase some poo site didnt keep their site firefox compatable. Its not the greatest browser out there, dont know what made you think that.

Personally, If im not using firefox, im using netscape 8.0, since it uses both IE and FF.

[edit]Also, cnet compared the "top 5 browsers" on may 19th.
http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-3118_7-622606...l?tag=cnetfd.sd
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Sirin Jun 5 2005, 07:34 PM Post #139
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 Don't assume that by using FireFox you less vulnerable to security problems. In fact, according to Symantec the opposite is true:

http://www.informationweek.com/story/showA...60900911&pgno=3
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Aaron Jun 5 2005, 07:40 PM Post #140
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A blast from the past.

 err Opern Scorce also lets people find holes and fix them. why does every one forget that.
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Typhoon Omi Jun 5 2005, 07:57 PM Post #141
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[:Gerannium Knight:]
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Sirin
June 5, 2005 06:34 PM
Don't assume that by using FireFox you less vulnerable to security problems. In fact, according to Symantec the opposite is true:

http://www.informationweek.com/story/showA...60900911&pgno=3

..I could point out how flawed that is, and how Firefox, receiving fixes much quicker than IE's updates, is more secure. Not to mention that ActiveX isn't automatically turned on liek da IE, and how I've received several viruses through IE, yet have received NONE {unless you include adware and spyware-and even those, I get considerablly less of. Plus, I got that Spysweeper full-version, so those are nothing...etc.etc.etc..

..But sword-chucks, yo.
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Sipefree Jun 5 2005, 08:12 PM Post #142
Moved to paid hosting.
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 After Safari was released, Microsoft didn't even have the dignity to continue development of IE Mac because it's engine was so flawed.
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FearKiller Jun 5 2005, 09:29 PM Post #143
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www.drewscripts.com
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 To comment on a part of your sig Sirin, the reason why Gecko doesn't render VBScript is because VBScript was created by Microsoft. Gecko can't render VBScript just like Playstation can't play Halo.
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Cory Jun 5 2005, 10:09 PM Post #144
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 I think I am going to be trying it out myself. :yes:
I wonder if certain codes will work with it?
For example some codes work on Internet Explorer while they dont on FireFox.
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Das Jun 5 2005, 10:11 PM Post #145
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Smells of rich mahogany
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yugfreak90
June 5, 2005 07:09 PM
For example some codes work on Internet Explorer while they dont on FireFox.

Certain codes don't work with Firefox because they are coded wrong. Also Firefox has CSS3 which no other browser has.
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Cory Jun 5 2005, 10:13 PM Post #146
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Das Ein
June 5, 2005 09:11 PM
Certain codes don't work with Firefox because they are coded wrong. Also Firefox has CSS3 which no other browser has.

Thanks Das Ein though what is CSS3?
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Das Jun 5 2005, 10:14 PM Post #147
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yugfreak90
June 5, 2005 07:13 PM
Das Ein
June 5, 2005 09:11 PM
Certain codes don't work with Firefox because they are coded wrong. Also Firefox has CSS3 which no other browser has.

Thanks Das Ein though what is CSS3?

The new CSS version.

Check here for what I mean view it in Firefox then IE or any ohter browser, and see the difference.
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Gornakle Jun 6 2005, 10:27 AM Post #148
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Sirin
June 6, 2005 12:34 AM
Don't assume that by using FireFox you less vulnerable to security problems. In fact, according to Symantec the opposite is true:

http://www.informationweek.com/story/showA...60900911&pgno=3

Haha.
http://www.tomrafteryit.net/firefox-is-les...ernet-explorer/

I'd also advise you to read the comments to that article.
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James Jun 6 2005, 01:03 PM Post #149
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 http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/bulletins/SB05-...#firefoxpreview

Two nice high ones... although the latest version should be unaffected i'm guessing.
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Sirin Jun 8 2005, 11:48 AM Post #150
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 Just thought you'd be interested... :r

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A 7-year-old flaw that could let an attacker place malicious content on trusted Web sites has resurfaced in the most recent Firefox browser, Secunia has warned.
The flaw, which also affects some other Mozilla Foundation programs, lies in the way the software handles frames, which are a way of showing Web content in separate parts of the browser window. The applications don't check whether the frames displayed in a single window all originate from the same Web site, Secunia said in an advisory on Monday. Firefox 1.x, Mozilla 1.7.x and Camino 0.x versions are vulnerable to the flaw, the security monitoring company said.

As a result, an attacker could insert content into a frame on a trusted Web site, Secunia said. Account holders who believe they are interacting with a frame belonging to an online bank could be tricked into giving up personal information or downloading malicious code, for example. Secunia rated the issue "moderately critical."

The same "frame injection" vulnerability in Mozilla's browsers was detailed by Secunia in July of last year. At the time, it did not affect the most recent versions of the applications.

For a spoofing attempt to work, a surfer would need to have both the attacker's Web site and a trusted Web site open in different windows. A click on a link on the malicious site would then display the attacker's content in a frame on the trusted Web site, Secunia said. The company advised people not to visit trusted and untrusted Web sites at the same time.

The Mozilla Foundation is investigating the Secunia report, a representative for the organization said.

The vulnerability has not been exploited, a moderator of a support forum on the Mozilla Web site wrote Monday, in response to the Secunia alert.

For protection, the moderator advises people to close all other windows and tabs before accessing a Web site such as a bank or online store that requires them to type in personal data.

With its initial release last fall, Firefox has demonstrated that the mature Web browser market dominated by Microsoft's Internet Explorer can be shaken up. IE has begun to see its market share dip slightly--a first in a number of years.

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This story was printed from ZDNet News,
located at http://news.zdnet.com
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By Joris Evers
URL: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5734121.html
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