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Netscape patches 1-day-old browser...

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This thread's last reply is from May 27, 2005, 6:44 PM UTC. Software, malware, and removal-tool advice below may be out of date — treat specific steps and download links with caution.

'KotaGuy
May 20, 2005, 10:46 PM UTC
"The original Netscape 8, released early Thursday, is based on version 1.0.3 of the open-source Firefox browser. Netscape thought the new browser was immune to security vulnerabilities in the Firefox software that were fixed last week in Firefox 1.0.4. It turns out Netscape 8 is vulnerable."

Full story here.
'KotaGuy
May 20, 2005, 10:49 PM UTC
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'KotaGuy
May 23, 2005, 5:07 PM UTC
"Two vulnerabilities have been reported in Netscape, which can be
exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting attacks
and compromise a user's system."

Secunia Advisory here.
'KotaGuy
May 23, 2005, 5:39 PM UTC
"Responding to Netscape 8's release and immediate security gaffe last week, a lead developer of Firefox lambasted the rival browser -- which uses much of the same code as Mozilla's Firefox -- as "unsafe.""

Full story here.
'KotaGuy
May 27, 2005, 6:44 PM UTC
"Microsoft has confirmed that installing the recenlty launched Netscape 8.0 on on your PC will stop Internet Explorer from displaying XML-files, like blog feeds."

Story here.