Gemal's Psyched Blog - Comments on Thinking about Firefox security http://gemal.dk/blog/2006/01/13/thinking_about_firefox_security/index.html What would happen if Mozilla's Firefox suddenly became the browser that everyone was running? What would happen if it was as big a target for hackers and for virus and spyware authors as Internet Explorer is now. How would Firefox's... en-us Copyright 2009 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:48:53 +0100 Mon, 16 Feb 2009 09:31:35 +0100 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.17 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://gemal.dk/ http://gemal.dk//pics/favicon.png Gemal's Psyched Blog By Ben Basson Wow, welcome to two years ago. That article is rubbish, really. I don't see the distinction between "an application" and "part of the OS" when both have powerful APIs for file handling. Wow, welcome to two years ago. That article is rubbish, really. I don't see the distinction between "an application" and "part of the OS" when both have powerful APIs for file handling.

]]> http://gemal.dk/blog/2006/01/13/thinking_about_firefox_security/#comment1?from=rss-comment http://gemal.dk/blog/2006/01/13/thinking_about_firefox_security/#comment1 Fri, 13 Jan 2006 13:07:17 +0100 Ben Basson contact@cusser.net By Ferdinand How big a marketshare does he want? Firefox globally has between 10% and 25% marketschare depending on the country. Over 90% of remotely nerdy people have Firefox. He thinks that IE6 is 77MB and that IE7 is 10MB where he doesn't understand that it is a 10MB update to IE6.He keeps suggesting that Firefox is "widely accepted more secure" in "perception" where he raises doubt about Firefox's security."a browser is only as secure as the operating system" Firefox is multiplatform"Firefox is a whole lot smaller than Internet "Explorer and should therefore theoretically have fewer security holes."He thinks best security-features Firefox has are:1 activeX"For starters, unlike Internet Explorer, Firefox can not become infected with spyware just because you visited a malicious Web page"2 activeX"s because it does not offer any support for VBScript or ActiveX"3 no Microsoft's Java VM"I really hope he got paid for his sneaky advertising and that people won't think he's an idiot(because I do) How big a marketshare does he want? Firefox globally has between 10% and 25% marketschare depending on the country. Over 90% of remotely nerdy people have Firefox. He thinks that IE6 is 77MB and that IE7 is 10MB where he doesn't understand that it is a 10MB update to IE6.
He keeps suggesting that Firefox is "widely accepted more secure" in "perception" where he raises doubt about Firefox's security.
"a browser is only as secure as the operating system" Firefox is multiplatform
"Firefox is a whole lot smaller than Internet "Explorer and should therefore theoretically have fewer security holes."
He thinks best security-features Firefox has are:
1 activeX"For starters, unlike Internet Explorer, Firefox can not become infected with spyware just because you visited a malicious Web page"
2 activeX"s because it does not offer any support for VBScript or ActiveX"
3 no Microsoft's Java VM"

I really hope he got paid for his sneaky advertising and that people won't think he's an idiot(because I do)

]]> http://gemal.dk/blog/2006/01/13/thinking_about_firefox_security/#comment2?from=rss-comment http://gemal.dk/blog/2006/01/13/thinking_about_firefox_security/#comment2 Fri, 13 Jan 2006 16:45:32 +0100 Ferdinand ferdinand.hertog@gmail.com By Asbjørn Butfukson People will soon realize that the bloated, poorly coded Firefox is even worse than Internet Explorer and they will switch to the slim, secure and fast Opera browser. People will soon realize that the bloated, poorly coded Firefox is even worse than Internet Explorer and they will switch to the slim, secure and fast Opera browser.

]]> http://gemal.dk/blog/2006/01/13/thinking_about_firefox_security/#comment3?from=rss-comment http://gemal.dk/blog/2006/01/13/thinking_about_firefox_security/#comment3 Fri, 13 Jan 2006 19:22:13 +0100 Asbjørn Butfukson sifre1@freemail.hu By Ben Basson Asbjørn, posting rubbish to Firefox blogs isn't going to push Opera's market share upwards. Feel gree to grow up at any time. Asbjørn, posting rubbish to Firefox blogs isn't going to push Opera's market share upwards. Feel gree to grow up at any time.

]]> http://gemal.dk/blog/2006/01/13/thinking_about_firefox_security/#comment4?from=rss-comment http://gemal.dk/blog/2006/01/13/thinking_about_firefox_security/#comment4 Sat, 14 Jan 2006 03:46:33 +0100 Ben Basson contact@cusser.net By Ben Basson *gree = free *gree = free

]]> http://gemal.dk/blog/2006/01/13/thinking_about_firefox_security/#comment5?from=rss-comment http://gemal.dk/blog/2006/01/13/thinking_about_firefox_security/#comment5 Sat, 14 Jan 2006 03:47:04 +0100 Ben Basson contact@cusser.net By Vi Slim Opera? Are you kidding me? Slim Opera? Are you kidding me?

]]> http://gemal.dk/blog/2006/01/13/thinking_about_firefox_security/#comment6?from=rss-comment http://gemal.dk/blog/2006/01/13/thinking_about_firefox_security/#comment6 Sat, 14 Jan 2006 06:09:54 +0100 Vi vitalijus@family-stand.com By Asbjørn Butfukson The truth is sometimes painful, isn't it. The truth is sometimes painful, isn't it.

]]> http://gemal.dk/blog/2006/01/13/thinking_about_firefox_security/#comment7?from=rss-comment http://gemal.dk/blog/2006/01/13/thinking_about_firefox_security/#comment7 Sat, 14 Jan 2006 10:37:05 +0100 Asbjørn Butfukson sifre1@freemail.hu By Parrott Come on, his handle says it all. Ass-bjoern Buttfuck-son. I believe he is a bird becuase birds copulate by a cloacal kiss. And the bird egg comes from the cloaca, too. Come on, his handle says it all. Ass-bjoern Buttfuck-son. I believe he is a bird becuase birds copulate by a cloacal kiss. And the bird egg comes from the cloaca, too.

]]> http://gemal.dk/blog/2006/01/13/thinking_about_firefox_security/#comment8?from=rss-comment http://gemal.dk/blog/2006/01/13/thinking_about_firefox_security/#comment8 Mon, 16 Jan 2006 16:45:11 +0100 Parrott me@troll-o-meter-on.invalid By McClane Hey, actually it IS true: FireFox is pretty bloated and eats huge chunks of resources (RAM). Of the three major browsers, it is the worst and slowest.Oh.. and I didn't realize Firefox has "reputation for security." Who made up this absurd claim? Hey, actually it IS true: FireFox is pretty bloated and eats huge chunks of resources (RAM). Of the three major browsers, it is the worst and slowest.

Oh.. and I didn't realize Firefox has "reputation for security." Who made up this absurd claim?

]]> http://gemal.dk/blog/2006/01/13/thinking_about_firefox_security/#comment9?from=rss-comment http://gemal.dk/blog/2006/01/13/thinking_about_firefox_security/#comment9 Thu, 19 Jan 2006 06:49:18 +0100 McClane 04f8a47d47907839058b20879e9263e13ca9d577