Archive for the 'Browser' Category
Mozilla security chief Window Snyder (left) has confirmed the existence of a serious code execution vulnerability in the brand-new Firefox 3.0 browser.
Snyder’s confirmation follows a public warning by TippingPoint’s ZDI (Zero Day Initiative) that the flaw could lead to PC takeover hijacks if a user simply surfs to a rigged Web site with Firefox.
On the Mozilla security blog, Snyder said the bug impacts Firefox versions 2.x and 3.0:
This issue is currently under investigation. To protect our users, the details of the issue will remain closed until a patch is made available. There is no public exploit, the details are private, and so the current risk to users is minimal.
At Mozilla we appreciate any report of security issues because that is how we make the browser stronger and more secure. The best way to keep Firefox users safe is to report the issues directly to Mozilla as TippingPoint has chosen to, and to wait to release details until a fix is available.
As previously reported, the vulnerability was sold to TippingPoint ZDI a few hours after Mozilla’s shipped the final release of Firefox 3.0.
Maxthon Browser is a powerful tabbed browser built for all users. Besides basic browsing functionality, Maxthon Browser provides a rich set of features to improve your surfing experience.
Tabbed Browsing
All the web pages are arranged as tabs inside main window to ease your navigation.
You can find almost all common operations in the Right-click Menu of tabs.
Mouse Gestures
Hold right mouse button and perform the gestures to access common features such as Back, Forward, Refresh and Close Tab.
You can set up your own mouse gestures in Setup Center
Maxthon Smart Acceleration
Boost the browsing speed of your frequent visit websites.
And the Super Acceleration Mode can improve your browse speed even more.
Magic Fill
Fill all the forms with Magic Fill by a single click. It can recognize almost any form fields automatically.
You can also save existing form data for further use.
Feed Reader
With the built-in Feed Reader, you don’t have to install other software to subscribe and read RSS 0.9/1.0/2.0 and Atom 0.3/1.0 Feeds.
Click on the Feed icon on the Address Bar, or drag & drop the URL into My Subscriptions sidebar to subscribe to a Feed.
URL Alias
Give a name to your favorite website, and then visit it by simply typing the name in the Address Bar.
You can set the URL Alias via Right-click Menu of the tab.
Utilities
You can add shortcuts of your programs in Maxthon, and start them with a single click.
You can even set programs to start and shutdown with Maxthon Browser.
Ad Hunter
Ad Hunter can efficiently clean up the web pages by stopping Popup Windows and removing Ad Content Blocks.
You can add content block to the filter with the “Block Page Content…” command in the Right-click Menu.
Web Sniffer
Web Sniffer can help you find the real URLs of FLV video file on those online video website.
You can also set which file types to sniff in the dialog.
Anti-Freeze
The emergence of Tabbed Browsing Mode and the increasing usage of Ajax Technology in websites might cause frequent freezing while browsing.
Maxthon Browser has developed a new technology to solve this problem, makes your surfing more fluent.
Super Drag&Drop
Type the keywords in Address Bar then press Enter to perform a search. Or simply drag & drop a keyword with your mouse.
Click on images when holding the Ctrl key, the image you clicked will be saved to specified folder.
Undo List
Closed a tab by mistake? There is always a chance to get them back with the Undo List.
The Back/Forward History is also saved in the Undo List. You don’t need to panic when you’ve closed a tab by mistake.
Online Favorites Service
Access your Favorites content anywhere with Maxthon Online Favorites Service.
The encrypted stand-alone Favorites file format can protect your privacy on a shared computer.
Super Proxy
Supports connect to internet with HTTP, HTTPS, Socks4, Socks4a, Socks5 proxy servers, also supports proxies that requires authentication.
Maxthon Browser can switch between proxies automatically based on your Advanced Proxy Rule
Web Bar
This little toolbar provides a lots of small features that aid your browsing, and can be toggled on and off easily.
URL Key
Open one or more website with only one key. It suits for lazy guys like me :p
You can set up the key and url list in Setup Center.
Screen Capture
Capture Full Screen, Selected Area, Selected Window and Page Content as an image.
You can set copy the image to Clipboard or save it as a file.
Download:
http://www.maxthon.com/download.htm
With enhanced security features designed to provide a high degree of security during any Web surfing experience, a newly implemented ‘Windows Customer Service Experience Improvement Program’ and many more useful features, Internet Explorer 7 appears to be a very good alternative to Mozilla Firefox or Opera.
Let’s have a look at the user interface: tabbed design, customizable toolbar, ‘Favorites Center’ containing history and RSS feeds, ‘Windows Live’ search engine included by default. All the open tabs can be displayed in thumbnail mode (Quick Tabs), the search engine section can be customized by adding or removing search providers and setting your favorite search engine as default.
The help section has been improved: you can take a quick tour of IE7’s features, send feedback and get online support. The tools in IE7 provide a safer browsing or online shopping: the pop-up blocker filters help you allow or block all pop-ups or pop-ups from selected Websites. You can also build a list of exceptions. The phishing filter improves your online security level: phishing filter settings can be manually changed, you can report phishing Websites or check a Website. Now you can manually manage IE7 add-ons and ActiveX controls by enabling and removing them. As for cryptographic protection, SSL 2.0 and 3.0 and TLS 1.o protocols are used by IE7 in order to provide authentication and communications privacy over the Internet.
Among other features, I must mention the ‘Auto-complete’ feature, accessibility options, customizable security level for browsing, content advisor, multilanguage support.
Pluses: Enhanced security features, support for Google and Yahoo! toolbars, quick browsing experience, session restore feature, import/export wizard (this feature allows you to import and export Favorites, RSS feeds or Cookies to other applications or files which can be saved on your computer).
Internet Explorer Publisher’s Description
What offers:
· Improved design to make everyday tasks easier and faster, with better navigation through tabbed browsing; inline search right from the toolbar; shrink-to-fit Web page printing; and a streamlined, redesigned user interface (currently in its early stages in Beta 1).
