Symantec: Mozilla-based browsers increasingly targeted by hackers
Symantec: Mozilla-based browsers increasingly targeted by hackers - Computerworld
This was expected. As Mozilla/Firefox become more popular, it’s vulnerabilities will be exploited more. All software is writen by humans. Humans are not perfect. Is there such a thing as perfect software? That being said, Firefox still has fewer known vulnerabilities than IE and I still recommend against using IE.
Between July 1, 2004, and Dec. 31, 2004, the number of documented vulnerabilities affecting the Mozilla browser and Mozilla’s Firefox browser was higher than the number of vulnerabilities affecting Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, according to the latest Internet Security Threat Report from Symantec Corp released today.