View Full Version : Security Risk - FireFox IDN Spoofing
Dave_M
27 Feb 2005, 01:17 PM
The following might be of interest to anyone not using IE.
http://www.theregister.com/2005/02/07/browsers_idn_spoofing/
topcow
27 Feb 2005, 02:05 PM
thanks, downloading firefox 1.0.1.
tcmahoney
27 Feb 2005, 02:12 PM
thanks, downloading firefox 1.0.1.
Thanks for the catch, Dave. Is it possible to download 1.0.1, or will I need to uninstall 1.0.1 first, or what? Thanks for the answer.
topcow
27 Feb 2005, 02:21 PM
I downloaded 1.0.1 and ran it. Didn't uninstall anything, and looks like its fine, still have all my settings and plugins.
Kryptonite
27 Feb 2005, 04:35 PM
I downloaded 1.0.1 and ran it. Didn't uninstall anything, and looks like its fine, still have all my settings and plugins.
Correct. Even if you did the "make firefox faster" tweak, that will also stay intact.
HiJazzey
28 Feb 2005, 06:01 AM
Hmm seems like a heavy handed way to stop spoofing by turning off IDN. There must be a better way. Can't they emphasize foreign characters instead? Type them in blue or something.
Kryptonite,
Can you tell me about this tweak? Firefox can be a bit sluggish sometimes.
Kryptonite
28 Feb 2005, 11:26 AM
Kryptonite,
Can you tell me about this tweak? Firefox can be a bit sluggish sometimes.
http://forevergeek.com/open_source/make_firefox_faster.php
Where it says "make a number around 30 or so", I think I have mine set for 80 or something.