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Germany Warns Against Using Firefox

Posted by timothy on from the fuer-ihre-sicherheit dept.

jayme0227 writes "Due to the recent exploit in Firefox, Germany has warned against its use. This comes a couple months after Germany advised against using IE. Perhaps we should start taking odds as to which browser will be next." Note: the warning (from the Federal Office for Information Security) is provisional, and should be rendered moot by the release later this month of 3.6.2.

7 of 509 comments (clear)

  1. Firefox by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    3.6.2 released

  2. Re:They could contact them easily too by sopssa · · Score: 0, Redundant

    It took Mozilla a month to fix this and before the warning they were still going to keep the fix out of non-dev version until 30th. If Mozilla lacks so much in providing a fix for a serious exploitable vulnerability, I think it's in place to warn users. Maybe it even got Mozilla rethinking their strategy and release the fix early now.

  3. Opera 10.51 released 2 days back, ZERO bugs... apk by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    See subject-line above, & also note this report from SECUNIA:

    ----

    Vulnerability Report: Opera 10.x:

    http://secunia.com/advisories/product/26745/

    Unpatched 0% (0 of 5 Secunia advisories)

    ----

    Download Opera 10.51 FINAL RELEASE, here:

    http://my.opera.com/desktopteam/blog/

    ----

    OPERA ALSO SURPASSES FIREFOX IN BROWSING SPEED, at BOTH the javascript processing & HTML processing/parsing speeds levels as well, consistently & for years (per latest SunSpider tests done here recently -> http://www.pcpro.co.uk/gallery/features/356350/on-test-the-hidden-seven-browsers-in-the-windows-ballot/145087 AND IT HAS BEEN "BLOWING AWAY" FIREFOX IN HTML PARSING/PROCESSING SPEEDS AS WELL, & FOR YEARS NOW, per this test years ago -> http://www.howtocreate.co.uk/browserSpeed.html#win and this one too last year also -> http://crave.cnet.co.uk/software/0,39029471,49302491,00.htm )

    APK

    P.S.=> Nicest part about Opera is that it originates a LOT of what folks consider cool, as far as browser features, & first (e,g, - tabbed browsing anyone), & it contains features you cannot get in FireFox & IE natively (i.e - without addons (such as site by site choices of whether to run javascript on a website, or not (javascript IS what gets you people all "hit" by these online attacks, & sites like SECUNIA.COM or SECURITYFOCUS.COM can show anybody that much, easily)))... apk

  4. OPERA 10.51 = 0 bugs, & FAR MORE SPEED too by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    See subject-line above - & also, note this report from SECUNIA:

    ----

    Vulnerability Report: Opera 10.x:

    http://secunia.com/advisories/product/26745/

    Unpatched 0% (0 of 5 Secunia advisories)

    ----

    Download Opera 10.51 FINAL RELEASE, here:

    http://my.opera.com/desktopteam/blog/

    ----

    OPERA ALSO SURPASSES FIREFOX IN BROWSING SPEED, at BOTH the javascript processing & HTML processing/parsing speeds levels as well, consistently & for years, no less!

    Per latest:

    1.) SunSpider tests done here recently -> http://www.pcpro.co.uk/gallery/features/356350/on-test-the-hidden-seven-browsers-in-the-windows-ballot/145087

    2.) AND IT HAS BEEN "BLOWING AWAY" FIREFOX IN HTML PARSING/PROCESSING SPEEDS AS WELL, & FOR YEARS NOW, per this test years ago -> http://www.howtocreate.co.uk/browserSpeed.html#win and this one too last year also -> http://crave.cnet.co.uk/software/0,39029471,49302491,00.htm

    ("Beat that with a stick", as the saying goes!)

    APK

    P.S.=> Nicest part about Opera is that it originates a LOT of what folks consider cool, as far as browser features, & first (e,g, - tabbed browsing anyone), & it contains features you cannot get in FireFox & IE natively (i.e - without addons (such as site by site choices of whether to run javascript on a website, or not (javascript IS what gets you people all "hit" by these online attacks, 9/10 times (literally, it's the "main delivery mechanism" of MOST online attacks, & sites like SECUNIA.COM or SECURITYFOCUS.COM can show anybody that much, easily))))... apk

  5. Against Opera? I think not (see inside)... apk by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    See subject-line above - & also, note this report from SECUNIA + benchmarks results which have favored Opera on ALL LEVELS for years (9/10 times):

    ----

    Vulnerability Report: Opera 10.x:

    http://secunia.com/advisories/product/26745/

    Unpatched 0% (0 of 5 Secunia advisories)

    ----

    Download Opera 10.51 FINAL RELEASE, here:

    http://my.opera.com/desktopteam/blog/

    ----

    OPERA ALSO SURPASSES FIREFOX IN BROWSING SPEED, at BOTH the javascript processing & HTML processing/parsing speeds levels as well, consistently & for years, no less!

    Per latest:

    1.) SunSpider tests done here recently -> http://www.pcpro.co.uk/gallery/features/356350/on-test-the-hidden-seven-browsers-in-the-windows-ballot/145087

    2.) AND IT HAS BEEN "BLOWING AWAY" FIREFOX IN HTML PARSING/PROCESSING SPEEDS AS WELL, & FOR YEARS NOW, per this test years ago -> http://www.howtocreate.co.uk/browserSpeed.html#win and this one too last year also -> http://crave.cnet.co.uk/software/0,39029471,49302491,00.htm

    ("Beat that with a stick" as the saying goes!)

    APK

    P.S.=> Nicest part about Opera is that it originates a LOT of what folks consider cool, as far as browser features, & first (e,g, - tabbed browsing anyone), & it contains features you cannot get in FireFox & IE natively (i.e - without addons (such as site by site choices of whether to run javascript on a website, or not (javascript IS what gets you people all "hit" by these online attacks, 9/10 times (literally, it's the "main delivery mechanism" of MOST online attacks, & sites like SECUNIA.COM or SECURITYFOCUS.COM can show anybody that much, easily))))... apk

  6. They never "came for Opera", & here's why by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    See subject-line above - & also, note this report from SECUNIA:

    ----

    Vulnerability Report: Opera 10.x:

    http://secunia.com/advisories/product/26745/

    Unpatched 0% (0 of 5 Secunia advisories)

    ----

    Download Opera 10.51 FINAL RELEASE, here:

    http://my.opera.com/desktopteam/blog/

    ----

    OPERA ALSO SURPASSES FIREFOX IN BROWSING SPEED, at BOTH the javascript processing & HTML processing/parsing speeds levels as well, consistently & for years, no less!

    Per these tests, & consistently, for years now no less:

    1.) SunSpider tests done here recently -> http://www.pcpro.co.uk/gallery/features/356350/on-test-the-hidden-seven-browsers-in-the-windows-ballot/145087

    2.) AND IT HAS BEEN "BLOWING AWAY" FIREFOX IN HTML PARSING/PROCESSING SPEEDS AS WELL, & FOR YEARS NOW, per this test years ago -> http://www.howtocreate.co.uk/browserSpeed.html#win and this one too last year also -> http://crave.cnet.co.uk/software/0,39029471,49302491,00.htm

    ("Beat that with a stick", as the saying goes!)

    APK

    P.S.=> Nicest part about Opera is that it originates a LOT of what folks consider cool, as far as browser features, & first (e,g, - tabbed browsing anyone), & it contains features you cannot get in FireFox & IE natively (i.e - without addons (such as site by site choices of whether to run javascript on a website, or not (javascript IS what gets you people all "hit" by these online attacks, 9/10 times (literally, it's the "main delivery mechanism" of MOST online attacks, & sites like SECUNIA.COM or SECURITYFOCUS.COM can show anybody that much, easily))))... apk

  7. Get more informed about OPERA speed & security by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    See subject-line above - & also, note this report from SECUNIA:

    ----

    Vulnerability Report: Opera 10.x:

    http://secunia.com/advisories/product/26745/

    Unpatched 0% (0 of 5 Secunia advisories)

    ----

    Download Opera 10.51 FINAL RELEASE, here:

    http://my.opera.com/desktopteam/blog/

    ----

    OPERA ALSO SURPASSES FIREFOX IN BROWSING SPEED, at BOTH the javascript processing & HTML processing/parsing speeds levels as well, consistently & for years, no less!

    Per latest:

    1.) SunSpider tests done here recently -> http://www.pcpro.co.uk/gallery/features/356350/on-test-the-hidden-seven-browsers-in-the-windows-ballot/145087

    2.) AND IT HAS BEEN "BLOWING AWAY" FIREFOX IN HTML PARSING/PROCESSING SPEEDS AS WELL, & FOR YEARS NOW, per this test years ago -> http://www.howtocreate.co.uk/browserSpeed.html#win and this one too last year also -> http://crave.cnet.co.uk/software/0,39029471,49302491,00.htm

    ("Beat that with a stick" - as the saying goes!)

    APK

    P.S.=> Nicest part about Opera is that it originates a LOT of what folks consider cool, as far as browser features, & first (e,g, - tabbed browsing anyone), & it contains features you cannot get in FireFox & IE natively (i.e - without addons (such as site by site choices of whether to run javascript on a website, or not (javascript IS what gets you people all "hit" by these online attacks, 9/10 times (literally, it's the "main delivery mechanism" of MOST online attacks, & sites like SECUNIA.COM or SECURITYFOCUS.COM can show anybody that much, easily))))... apk