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Advertising-based trojan goes into wild on Mac OS X, Windows platforms

The available list of Mac malware (and jerks creating it) just grew a bit. Per MacNN, a new Mac trojan is inserting ads into Safari, Chrome, and Firefox, says a Russian security firm, Doctor Web. Nicknamed “Trojan.Yontoo.1,” the malware is so far being distributed through movie trailer pages, which prompt people to download a browser […]

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Google Chrome updated to 25.0.1364.172

Hey, take an update where you can find it. On Wednesday, Google released version 25.0.1364.172 of its Chrome web browser. The update, a 48.8 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: – This release contains stability improvements, and a new version of Adobe Flash. Google Chrome 25.0.1364.172 requires an Intel-based Mac with Mac OS […]

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Mozilla VP confirms that Firefox won’t be ported to iOS until Apple relaxes web browser stipulations

If you were hoping to see Firefox on your iOS browser, it might never happen. Per CNET, Mozilla vice president Jay Sullivan was quoted as saying that Firefox will not be coming to iPads and iPhones until Apple decides to loosen the restrictions governing browsers iOS. The comments, which came at a South by Southwest […]

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Google Chrome updated to 25.0.1364.160

You can’t fault a company for regularly updating its software. On Friday, Google released version 25.0.1364.160 of its Chrome web browser. The update, a 48.8 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: – [Fixed] High CVE-2013-0912: Type confusion in WebKit. Google Chrome 25.0.1364.160 requires an Intel-based Mac with Mac OS X 10.6 or later […]

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Mozilla releases Firefox 19.0.2 update

Hey, an update’s an update. On Friday, Mozilla.org released version 19.0.2 of its Firefox web browser. The new version, a 39.6 megabyte download and adds the following fixes and changes: – Security-driven release: [Fixed] Use-after-free in HTML Editor. Firefox 19.0.2 requires an Intel-based Mac running Mac OS X 10.6 or later to install and run. […]