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  • 'Critical' megapatch sews up 10 holes in IE

    Microsoft on Tuesday released a "critical" Internet Explorer update that fixes 10 vulnerabilities in the Web browser, including a high-profile bug that is already being used in cyberattacks.

  • Third time a charm for IE patch?

    Microsoft has issued a third version of a troubled Internet Explorer patch, aiming to fix a bug in an earlier update that could be exploited to hijack Windows PCs.

  • Microsoft releases Internet Explorer fix

    Microsoft published a patch for Internet Explorer on Wednesday, aiming to close a month-old hole that has been used by viruses to spread and by an ad banner attack to compromise PCs.

  • Firefox 3.0.7 targets security issues

    Mozilla on Wednesday released an update to the Firefox Web browser that its developers said fixes eight security issues found in Firefox 3.0.6, six of which were rated critical.

  • Microsoft explains how to avoid IE7 upgrade

    Microsoft has released instructions for administrators who want to avoid a forced upgrade to the latest version of its browser, Internet Explorer 7, which is due to occur on 12 February.

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    IE8 roll-out will finally kill IE6

    Microsoft has announced that from next week, it will begin deploying its Internet Explorer 8 browser to the majority of users via Automatic Update and there was much rejoicing and a feeling of relief.

  • Read the blog post - Chris Duckett

    Browsers' creativity sparked by new tab

    A rash of creativity has overcome browser vendors recently in a completely unexpected place: the content of the new tab page.

  • IE patch: Microsoft's eight days of hell

    It's always funny watching an event force a company to break old habits and this IE zero day was enough for Microsoft to do it. As Microsoft Australia's strategic security advisor Stuart Strathdee said "we pulled all stops to get this patch out".

  • Read the blog post - Chris Duckett

    Even the giants make mistakes

    Next time you begin to berate yourself for making that awfully stupid coding mistake remember that it happens to the best and biggest of us and happy sysadmin day.

  • Read the blog post - Munir Kotadia

    Microsoft recruiting software pirates to fight Firefox?

    Microsoft is going to let everyone -- even people with an illegal pirate copy of Windows XP -- download IE7 because the software giant really cares about the safety and security of all Internet users. (But don't mention Firefox ...)

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  • Mozilla: More bugs mean Firefox is more secure

    The Mozilla Foundation is perhaps best known for its Firefox web browser, an open source offering that was first developed to go head-to-head with Microsoft's Internet Explorer.

  • Pros point to flaws in Windows security update

    Security researchers say they're starting to find flaws in Microsoft's latest major update for Windows XP.

  • For Opera, smaller really is better

    Opera CTO Hkon Wium Lie must feel a special kinship with the "Band of Brothers" soliloquy that Shakespeare reserves for Henry V.

  • Fixing Firefox

    Since its November 2004 release, the first full version of Firefox has seen more than 25 million downloads in 100 days. But the popular browser has not been free of vulnerabilities.

  • New flaws reported in IE 6

    Newly discovered security flaws in Microsoft's Internet Explorer could let attackers invade a user's PC, but a fix is not yet available.

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Reviews (195)

  • Apple updates Safari beta

    Safari beta v60 offers better compatibility with certain Web sites, is faster at displaying Web pages and Flash animations and includes XML support.

  • Netscape 8.0 (beta)

    An early version of Netscape's much-anticipated browser kills two birds with one stone: it runs the recent and wildly successful Mozilla Firefox engine but renders pages in Internet Explorer, too.

  • Mozilla burns to prove Firefox worthy

    After eight months of rapid growth, Firefox approaches its 1.0 release with new challenges in converting IE users. Additional reading: IE is evolving, but is it enough?

  • Anna virus spreading fast

    Looking for jpegs of Anna Kournikova in your inbox? Be aware, looking at her photos may unleash a worm on your PC.

  • Sick of IE? Try a new Web browser

    Internet Explorer is easy to use -- it's in every Windows installation. But there are reasons why you may want to look at browser alternatives.

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