desktoplinux.com — Given that Firefox has already entered double-digit market share territory in just one year, grabbing users from Microsoft's Internet Explorer, is it logical that hackers will increasingly target Firefox with a whole host of exploits?
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snorkeldickDec 9, 2005
I'm surprised that the Allowed Sites list for installing XPIs hasn't been taken advantage of yet.
redguyDec 10, 2005
if the user is Dumb or a pr0n addict, no browser or system is secure untill he disconnects from the internet.
pingviiniDec 10, 2005
well, we all could just go back to text based and use links2. If you are really worried about security/spyware-free, you could switch to another operating system (ends with an X and isn't XP)
dshigureDec 10, 2005
Of course it's a target for hackers!It's open source, so every hacker is free to write extensions, patch bug fixes, code late nights on 3 bottles of Jolt, steal your credit card numbers, and use the "mp3" program to steal music from your stereos.Damn, these hackers make me sick :-P
procrasDec 10, 2005
just because it's "open source" doesn't mean every change to the source is accepted. They are still moderated. But any hacker can download the source and look for holes to exploit with various types of malware, including malicious extensions.
diggnationdevonDec 10, 2005
Yes. It is now a new target for hackers, along with IE. Firefox is getting more and more insecure.
Closed AccountDec 11, 2005
most people who r exploiting ie are trying to get u 2 switch to ff or linux
Closed AccountDec 11, 2005
We'll see if the "The more marketshare you have the bigger the target" theory is true. Right now the only thing that can be applied to is Windows andeven then there's a question. No one can prove that Mac OS X is more secure because of less marketshare because nobody has a controlled situation because the Mac OS started out with nominal marketshare. We'll see now if the marketshare theory is true because now we have something of a foundation. IE, through Windows has gained marketshare by virtue. Now that it's losing it we'll see if there is a trend. And we'll see if it's bad coding or marketshare that is the Achilles' heel.
fdv1Dec 15, 2005
Wow! A lot of cluelessness abounds.Here is why IE 6 will always be less secure:<a class="user" href="http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2005/12/07/501075.aspx">http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2005/12/07/501075.aspx</a>It's written by the IE DevTeam and explains succincly why IE is such a problem and FF cannot be a problem in the same way, as implied or stated in may of these posts.Plain and simple, FF doesn't have 'zones' that software can traverse.