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Fri, Oct 26 2007 15:18

Fake IRS page and email, See which browser will protect user from phished site

See http://www.dozleng.com/updates/index.php?showtopic=16115 for screenshots. Result: Opera: 2 Firefox: 1 and 1 Internet Explorer: 2
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Sat, Jan 6 2007 23:13

Opera Browser patched in secret

Opera patched two remote code execution holes secretly as per Heise Security. Changelog for v9.10 did not mention the said security patch. Details at http://www.heise-security.co.uk/news/83279
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Mon, Dec 18 2006 15:59

Opera released v9.10 of Opera Browser by adding Phishing filter (fraud protection) and other fixes/improvements

If you are using Opera browser, get the latest version 9.10 which is available now. One of the new security enhancement is by adding a Fraud Protection (aka Phishing filter). See Opera's Fraud Protection in action by viewing the demo at http://portal...
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Thu, Oct 20 2005 2:50

Netscape released browser update v8.0.4 with security fixes

Fixed in Netscape Browser 8.0.4 MFSA 2005-58 Firefox 1.0.7 / Mozilla Suite 1.7.12 Vulnerability Fixes MFSA 2005-57 IDN heap overrun using soft-hyphens
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Wed, Jul 13 2005 11:52

Mozilla Firefox 1.0.5 Update Available

Users are encouraged to download the latest security update to Firefox. This update is available for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. Download the latest Firefox here . For more information, see the release notes .
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Wed, May 11 2005 14:42

Web Browser Forensics, Part 2

The Part 2 of the Web Browser Forensics series has been published. The Part 1 provides a case study of digital forensics, and investigates incriminating evidence using a user's web browser history. Part 2 of this web browser forensics series looks at...
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Sat, Dec 11 2004 7:26

Advisory: Opera security advisory 2004-12-10

Platform: All platforms Severity: Moderate/high Vulnerable versions of Opera: 7.54 and earlier Opera security advisory: - Named frames or windows can be hi-jacked by malicious frames or windows. - Periods in the file name and non-breaking spaces in the...
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Thu, Nov 4 2004 7:11

Mozilla / Thunderbird Valid Email Address Enumeration Weakness

plonk has discovered a weakness in Mozilla and Thunderbird, which can be exploited by malicious people to enumerate valid email addresses. The weakness is caused due to an improper behaviour where references to external stylesheets in HTML documents are...
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