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Exploit Diary: Firefox memory leak exploit

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Prashant

We at Secfence keep analyzing day to day threats and exploits to provide better solutions to our customers. Our vulnerability research specialist Mr Vinay Katoch came across one such exploit where he was able to create PoC for the exploit. … Continue reading →

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Inside story: Firefox 16 eploit code revealed

Posted on October 13, 2012 by Prashant

  Mozzila firefox, one of the most popular browser on planet had two think on its security and withdrew the release of its version 16 after a security researcher had discovered a vulnerability in the release. The new version 16 … Continue reading →

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You can be a victim of malicious download!

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Prashant

Drive-by-cache, drive-by-download, we have seen many vulnerabilities in the past that affect modern browsers and can create havoc for the users. According Mr Michal Zalewski, a security researcher working at Google,a serious vulnerability were found in browser giants Firefox, IE … Continue reading →

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Firefox on a move to disable java

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Prashant

Browser based exploitation has been a hot topic amongst security researchers and underground hackers. Most of the time, the plugins associated with the browsers are helpful in successful exploitation as researchers quickly put up a vulnerability in them and get … Continue reading →

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Internet Explorer malware plugin also infects Firefox

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Prashant

Browser plugins have been an important factors or doors to hack and exploit into the. The past have noticed how browsers have came under attack due to third party plugins. Malware City reports of a new threat which after infecting … Continue reading →

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Critical vulnerabilities addressed in Firefox 6

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Prashant

Firefox 6 has been released by Mozilla as the next version of the open source browser. Also Mozilla has released a number of critical vulnerabilities that can be exploited to compromise systems. Several memory-related vulnerabilities affecting WebGL, JavaScript, Ogg reader and the … Continue reading →

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Fake Firefox update email spreading with password-stealing trojan

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Prashant

Spammers and scammers have been targeting email users with clever social engineering. This time they are up with fake Firefox update email which contains password stealing trojan. According to security researchers at Sophos, the email claims to be an advisory … Continue reading →

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Fake Firefox security warning found in scareware campaign

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Prashant

Firefox team has always worked in providing complete security and advanced privacy features to its users. One of its advance features alerts users on browsing a  site that has been flagged as malicious. But scammers and scareware campaigners have brought … Continue reading →

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Firefox 4 with improved security features

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Prashant

Firefox, one of the most popular web browser around has launched version 4 of it. The new version has been designed and developed with security as the top most priority. Many security and privacy features have been added to beef … Continue reading →

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