Firefox 67 Switching to Empty Profiles Causing Data Loss Fears
Mozilla Firefox users are reporting that when they upgrade to the latest Firefox 67, they are finding that their addons are missing, their customizations are gone, and their history is gone. This is being caused by the browser creating new profiles for Firefox 67 and using that instead of the original one. […]
CCleaner Compromised to Distribute Malware for Almost a Month
Version 5.33 of the CCleaner app offered for download between August 15 and September 12 was modified to include the Floxif malware, according to a report published by Cisco Talos a few minutes ago. Floxif is a malware downloader that gathers information about infected systems and sends it back to its C&C server. The malware […]
Firefox 57 Will Hide Search Bar and Use a Uni-Bar Approach, Like Chrome
Mozilla will hide an iconic section of its UI — the search bar — and will use one singular input bar atop the browser, similar to the approach of most Chromium browsers. This change will go live in Firefox 57, scheduled for release on November 14, and will be part of Photon — the codename […]
Google Chrome 61 Released for Linux, Mac, and Windows
Today Google launched version 61 of the Chrome browser for Windows, Mac, and Linux. With this release, we have 21 security updates, numerous improvements and bug fixes, and three APIs that allow developers to further enhance their sites and apps. Of particular note is the addition of Javascript modules, the Payment Request API for Chrome desktop, the […]
Opera and Vivaldi Founder Believes Google Should Be Regulated
Jon von Tetzchner, the founder of both Opera and Vivaldi, believes that Google has gotten too big and “is now in a position where regulation is needed.” In a blog post on Vivaldi’s website, von Tetzchner said that his once friendly relationship with Google and its founders has soured across the years. Google suspends Vivaldi […]
Six-Year-Old "Loop Bug" Re-Discovered to Affect Almost All Major PDF Viewers
A bug discovered in an obscure PDF parsing library back in 2011 is also present in most of today’s top PDF viewers, according to German software developer Hanno Böck. The original bug affected the PDF parser component included with Evince, a document viewer app for Linux. It was discovered by fellow German software developer Andreas […]
Upcoming Firefox 57 Gets New Protection Against Apps That Snoop on Users
Firefox 57, scheduled for release on November 14, will ship with a new protective measure that will prevent accessibility apps from accessing the web browser’s data. Accessibility is a term used to describe the design of products for people with disabilities. Firefox’s accessibility features allow specialized accessibility apps to connect to the browser and interpret […]