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Germany warns citizens to stop using Firefox browser

 
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Germany warns citizens to stop using Firefox browser
The German government advised Firefox users to switch browsers until Mozilla patches a security flaw in the browser.

The advisory was issued March 19 by BürgerCERT , Germany ’s Computer Emergency Readiness Team, in response to a vulnerability reported by Russian security researcher Evgeny Legerov. Legerov, who is the founder of the Moscow-based security firm Intevydis, discovered the bug last month and added it as a module to Vulndisco, an add-on to the Immunity Canvas exploit system used by security pros for pen testing.

Legerov’s exploit can be used to trigger a heap corruption vulnerability and can potentially allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. The attack works against Mozilla Firefox 3.6, the most current version of the browser, but does not affect earlier versions, according to Mozilla.

[link to www.eweek.com]
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03/23/2010 06:23 AM
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Does anyone know how come European countries warn their people about stuff like this but our government never does?
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03/23/2010 06:30 AM
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Maybe it was created by our country LOL. Why would they tell us they they couldn't it use it to exploit us anymore.
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03/23/2010 06:30 AM
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Maybe it was created by our country LOL. Why would they tell us they they couldn't it use it to exploit us anymore.
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then they*
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03/23/2010 06:32 AM
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Re: Germany warns citizens to stop using Firefox browser
Last month they told everyone to stop using IE.
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03/23/2010 06:34 AM
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Last month they told everyone to stop using IE.
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I think these things are campaigned by the nasty Google... Safari is next
I think EAT is a pretty cool guy, eh predicts earthquakes and doesn't afraid of anything
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03/23/2010 07:27 AM
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Does anyone know how come European countries warn their people about stuff like this but our government never does?
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...uh, maybe because our government is too busy EXPLOITING the bug to spy on us? No, surely not. I never said anything.
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03/23/2010 07:29 AM

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3.6.2 was just released. I wonder if it takes care of this problem. Run your update.
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03/23/2010 07:34 AM
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Re: Germany warns citizens to stop using Firefox browser
hmm....it seems google has releashed some evil powers...if you use it ...now go check your task schedulers..the one where you can change the actual calendar, setup and trigger of a task.. for it is hammering the system... like, many tasks were run every 5 min for 8 min ...it won't show up in the task scheduler processes (i.e cntl alt del) but it's running baby..

i had to completely uninstall google EVERYTHING...and now my system is running fine again


yes, i wish i had an apple..that is my nerd fantasy..!
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03/23/2010 07:57 AM
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Thank you
For me ..:
Big problems for re-install
The update does not happen very
Download the full soft:
[link to www.mozilla.com]
See also the security site:
[link to secunia.com]
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03/23/2010 08:01 AM
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Does anyone know how come European countries warn their people about stuff like this but our government never does?
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cuz its probly our govt causing the security problem
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03/23/2010 08:09 AM
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Does anyone know how come European countries warn their people about stuff like this but our government never does?
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Because they probably have quality government workers. Our government workers (obama, pelosi, reid) are idiots.
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03/23/2010 08:16 AM
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Re: Germany warns citizens to stop using Firefox browser
Legerov’s exploit can be used to trigger a heap corruption vulnerability and can potentially allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. The attack works against Mozilla Firefox 3.6, the most current version of the browser, but does not affect earlier versions, according to Mozilla.

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That's why you NEVER install an upgrade when it first comes out.

Only tards do that.
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03/23/2010 08:16 AM
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oh bummer for the proxybar tards

lmao

I told you

YOU CAN BE TRACKED BACK THROUGH YOUR PROXIES

:>

p0wn3d
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What is a proxy ?
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BTW, my Firefox shows that it's updating, but it's been doing
that for a long time. I wonder if it's stuck.
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i have the new 3.6 dr p, and i find that every time they update the thing to a new version its buggy as hell. sometimes it will blow me out to desktop. i didnt do the update yet on my other comp.
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Re: Germany warns citizens to stop using Firefox browser
The German government advised Firefox users to switch browsers until Mozilla patches a security flaw in the browser.

The advisory was issued March 19 by BürgerCERT , Germany ’s Computer Emergency Readiness Team, in response to a vulnerability reported by Russian security researcher Evgeny Legerov. Legerov, who is the founder of the Moscow-based security firm Intevydis, discovered the bug last month and added it as a module to Vulndisco, an add-on to the Immunity Canvas exploit system used by security pros for pen testing.

Legerov’s exploit can be used to trigger a heap corruption vulnerability and can potentially allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. The attack works against Mozilla Firefox 3.6, the most current version of the browser, but does not affect earlier versions, according to Mozilla.[
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[link to www.eweek.com]
 Quoting: Watch Out! 195267



I keep getting a 3.6 upgrade popup from Firefox. GLAD I have NOT installed it! Thanks for the post!

hf
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03/23/2010 08:19 AM
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oh bummer for the proxybar tards

lmao

I told you

YOU CAN BE TRACKED BACK THROUGH YOUR PROXIES

:>

p0wn3d
 Quoting: ^TrInItY^



spock
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03/23/2010 08:19 AM
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What is a proxy ?


lol

something that provides YOU a false sense of security :)
 Quoting: ^TrInItY^

I agree, but security is a fickle subject. You just never know who's at the other end of that carpet gently tugging away :)
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03/23/2010 08:21 AM
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Does anyone know how come European countries warn their people about stuff like this but our government never does?
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I was thinking even if they did tell us about stuff like this we probably wouldnt listen to them anyway. We would be too busy thinking our gov. was gonna screw us somehow, that they have a motive.
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03/23/2010 08:25 AM
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Does anyone know how come European countries warn their people about stuff like this but our government never does?
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I've always wondered that myself. I know many people have lost lots of important things, spent countless hours trying to fix and even threw away good computers they could not figure out how to fix because of these sercurity leaks and yet all this damage is never traced back to who was responsible. If someone tears up my stuff then they should have to replace it and our government does nothing.
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03/23/2010 08:35 AM
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Does anyone know how come European countries warn their people about stuff like this but our government never does?


Because they probably have quality government workers.
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HAHA good one!
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03/23/2010 08:37 AM
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The attack works against Mozilla Firefox 3.6, the most current version of the browser, but does not affect earlier versions, according to Mozilla.
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So much for the UpdateTards ... :5:
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03/23/2010 08:42 AM
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Re: Germany warns citizens to stop using Firefox browser
Does anyone know how come European countries warn their people about stuff like this but our government never does?

I've always wondered that myself. I know many people have lost lots of important things, spent countless hours trying to fix and even threw away good computers they could not figure out how to fix because of these sercurity leaks and yet all this damage is never traced back to who was responsible. If someone tears up my stuff then they should have to replace it and our government does nothing.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 923131



the same reason some of the popular 'security' companies are run by former soviet block 'citizens'. go look at your favorite security protection company's ceo. some have intelligence backgrounds too.

people, you have given them everything.... this is big brother on steroids. they know almost everything about you already, but hey go make it 'a sure thing' by putting your whole life on facebook (aka cia).
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03/23/2010 08:49 AM
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test
Who is TMRG?
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03/23/2010 08:50 AM
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This company is either NSA or CIA.

Does anybody know anything about it?

I was trying to watch a video online and I noticed that beacon.securestudies.com was downloading from my computer.

SecureStudies.com is owned by TMRG, INC.

TMRG, INC.
11950 Democracy Dr.
Suite 600
Reston, VA 20190
US

Domain Name: SECURESTUDIES.COM

Administrative Contact, Technical Contact:
Administrator, Domain
TMRG, INC.
11950 Democracy Dr.
Suite 600
Reston, VA 20190
US
703-438-2000 fax: 512-727-3144
[email protected]

Record expires on 17-Aug-2010.
Record created on 17-Aug-2005.

Domain servers in listed order:

DNS01.IAD.COMSCORE.COM 66.119.41.13
DNS01.ORD.COMSCORE.COM 4.79.208.231
DNS02.IAD.COMSCORE.COM 66.119.41.25
DNS02.ORD.COMSCORE.COM 4.79.208.232
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03/23/2010 08:51 AM
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Who is TMRG?
Who is TMRG?
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03/23/2010 08:52 AM
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Who is TMRG, Inc?

This company is either NSA or CIA.

Does anybody know anything about it?

I was trying to watch a video online and I noticed that beacon.securestudies.com was downloading from my computer.

SecureStudies.com is owned by TMRG, INC.

TMRG, INC.
11950 Democracy Dr.
Suite 600
Reston, VA 20190
US

Domain Name: SECURESTUDIES.COM

Administrative Contact, Technical Contact:
Administrator, Domain
TMRG, INC.
11950 Democracy Dr.
Suite 600
Reston, VA 20190
US
703-438-2000 fax: 512-727-3144
[email protected]

Record expires on 17-Aug-2010.
Record created on 17-Aug-2005.

Domain servers in listed order:

DNS01.IAD.COMSCORE.COM 66.119.41.13
DNS01.ORD.COMSCORE.COM 4.79.208.231
DNS02.IAD.COMSCORE.COM 66.119.41.25
DNS02.ORD.COMSCORE.COM 4.79.208.232
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03/23/2010 08:55 AM
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Does anyone know how come European countries warn their people about stuff like this but our government never does?
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 195267

You sound like a baby, a kid. Wah.
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03/23/2010 09:00 AM
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Does anyone know how come European countries warn their people about stuff like this but our government never does?
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 195267


Why do you need a government to do everything for you? Are you that irresponsible?
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03/23/2010 09:06 AM
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Re: Germany warns citizens to stop using Firefox browser
I just updated. I'll probably have to go through and disable IPv6 again. If you don't, many websites will say server time out.

Man, I'm beginning to hate firefox as much as I hate IE.

One thing about firefox that really disturbs me is the version number. Now it is Firefox version 3.6.2

Yeah, nice, I have a feeling by september the 18th of this year it will read, Firefox version 3.6.9 which is 3+6+9 = 18, 18 is, in satanic circles, 6+6+6 or 666.

You know, it is starting to get easy spotting their dumb use of numbers.

How ironic that they call Christians delusional, ha! We are not the ones casting spells, or signing a bill into law at 11:11 in the East room, East, the first direction you call out to before making a pentagram or spell.

ARghhhh.
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03/23/2010 09:09 AM
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Like i could give a shit.. I use the latest firefox and the latest COMODO antivirus(brilliant BTW)
nobody can attack my pc. i could use extra security if needed such as spybot and kittensbytes

i could use THOR proxy bar but im not a proxytard.

Last Edited by Agent Smith 2014 on 03/23/2010 09:10 AM
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