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| Spyware for Firefox Coming This Year? |
| from the deeply-unsettling dept. |
| posted by Zonk on Tuesday February 08, @11:20 (Bug) |
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http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/02/08/1541241 |
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[0]EvilCowzGoMoo writes "One of the main reasons for the Firefox browser's successful seizure of market share from Microsoft's Internet Explorer is the desire to escape the inundation of PC-slowing spyware.
However, spyware experts indicate that with its increased popularity, [1]Firefox itself will become a target for spyware creators." From the
article: "Basically, if you use Firefox today, you're not susceptible to any spyware, other than what you download when you're on Kazaa...The spyware writers target mostly Explorer users because that's the most fertile feeding ground for piranha-like (spyware) attacks. They'll watch as Firefox becomes mainstream, they'll see opportunity there and start targeting them."
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