I could never really decide what was news worthy and what was not, so in the forums this will go...
I know alot of you use Firefox, I know that I do, depending on where im surfing to, and in my meanderings I came across this article about Firefox becoming the next target for the savvy spyware (and most likely adware) coders out there.
the more popular something becomes, the more likely it will become a target for adware/spyware/viruses
_______________ An empty body but it still bled Oil from the axle and it left a trail. Ran down Java street and formed a pool. Manuela saw the moon in there.
heh the first and last guys they quoted in that piece almost stound like they're so certain and doing exploits themselves.
but anyway...i think that firefox will have a much much quicker response to any spyware, viruses, etc because they have the community to support them with information and the developers to tackle the problems. and, unlike ms, they will more than likely not wait until things reach a criticle stage to repair any potential problems in the browser.
i'll hack myself out of a plastic bag before they get my firefox bent, and yes grunee was correct. If firefox was used by 90% of the internet population i'd expect an exploit every week, wouldn't you?
