Showing posts with label Browser Support. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Browser Support. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

How to Delete Your Browser's History?

Want to make sure nobody can snoop and see where you've been on the Internet? Sometimes being able to erase browser history can come in handy, especially on shared computers. By following these instructions you'll be able to do just that with any browsers you use in Windows.

Chrome 5.0

* 1 Open the web browser, click on the wrench icon and then select "Options."

* 2 Click on the "Clear browsing data" button. The "Clear browsing data" dialog box opens.

* 3 Select all of the check boxes and then choose "Everything" from the "Clear data from this period" menu. Delete your history by clicking on the "Clear browsing data" button.


Internet Explorer (IE) 8

* 1 Open IE, click "Tools" and then choose "Internet Options."

* 2 Select the "General" tab, and then click on the "Delete" button located under the "Browsing History" section. The "Delete browsing history" dialog box opens.

* 3 Select all the check boxes displayed, choose "Delete" and then click "OK."


Firefox 3.6

* 1 Launch Firefox and then choose "Clear recent history" from the "Tools" pull down menu.

* 2 Select "Everything" from the "Time range to clear" menu.

* 3 Remove your browsing history by clicking on the "Clear now" button.

For More info: http://www.ehow.com/how_6528587_delete-history-visited-websites.html

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

How to Make a Website Browser Compatible

These days, the market is flooded with various Internet browsers. Each one of them is freely downloadable and targets different audiences. We, as website developers, will surely want each surfer to view any website "the way we see it" - with minimal differences or no difference at all. The key to this lies in proper and correct website development from the very first moment and adhering to a number of important guidelines manifesting themselves throughout the website building process. The vast majority of websites is created with respect to the requirements of the most popular and wide-spread Internet browsers, such as Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox. The question is - how do we attempt to make our website look the same regardless of the browser we use?

The first and the most remarkable issue is working with tables. Tables are a simple and convenient tool for free content placement, and a creative website developer may reach sophisticated results by building inner tables and wise content arrangement. One of the leading differences between browsers is actually table size default values. Ideally, each cell should have height and width settings. In case these settings have not been defined, a browser may "think" there are no such settings and activate its own default values - and different browsers have different default values. A table with no defined size values will look one way in Internet Explorer, whereas Firefox is based on a different technology and will display the table in a different way, unless you strictly define the table's dimensions. Thus, it is crucial to define the size of the table and its cells. It would be enough to specify values for one cell, which will be valid for the entire row or column. Working in such a way will prevent you from unnecessary errors, because all values are numerical and may be recognized by all existing browsers. Another useful tip is related to table size when a table has a background image. Be sure to fit image size to table size, so that it will not be cropped (if it's larger than the table) or repeated (if it's smaller than the table).

Another outstanding difference is working with spaces, which follows from exactly the same reason. The space character in one browser may be one pixel wide, in another browser - a number of pixels, while in the third one there may be a restriction upon displaying more than one space in a row. Some browsers may even treat a single space as a line break. Besides, a space is not a proper character and one should not move the text by means of multiple space insertion. The rule of thumb is - never use more than one space in a row! For the purpose of moving and pushing text around, use centering and alignment tools, indentation changes or place your content in tables. You may enter the page editor and select the entire content by pressing CTRL+A. Redundant spaces and line breaks will appear as contentless "blocks", colored blue. It is strongly recommended to remove them.

Some browsers are being strict about proper alignment, i.e. if the content is not aligned in a certain direction, it may be displayed in a free manner. For example, if we write, let's say, in Arabic - from right to left - in browser A, we should not expect browser B to display our content in the same way. We shall select the text and align it to the right, thus making certain that any browser in any language and of any configuration will know that our Arabic or Hebrew text must be aligned to the right. This is also true regarding images and other contents.

Advanced users having some expertise in HTML may wish to take a look at the source code and replace certain HTML tags, such as replacing tags (paragraph) with tags (division). There is a well-known lack of coordination between browsers in displaying paragraph tags - Firefox, for example, treats each tag as a line break, whereas Internet Explorer 7 ignores them. Ironically, Internet Explorer 8 displays them in a similar manner as Firefox.

Source: http://goo.gl/eOQjM

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

How to Make Internet Explorer 7 the Default Browser

If you want to make IE 7 to configure as default browser this section provides internet explorer support to IE 7 the default browser.

If you have installed other web browsers such as Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, or Safari for Windows, you may have set one of these browsers to be the default browser Windows opens when applications access webpages.

Whether this was done deliberately or accidentally, you may later decide to make Internet Explorer 7 the default browser. This may be useful if you often visit websites that do not display correctly on other browsers.

1. Click on the "Tools" button in the toolbar, selecting "Internet Options".

2. When the "Internet Properties" dialog box appears, click the "Programs" tab.

3. Underneath "Default web browser", click the "Make default" button.

4. If desired, check "Tell me if Internet Explorer is not the default web browser". This way you will be notified every time you start Internet Explorer if another browser has been set up to be the default.

5. Click "OK" to close the dialog box.

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Enable or Disable Tabbed Browsing

Configure whether you want tabbed browsing enabled or disabled in the Internet Explorer 7 web browser.By default, tabbed browsing should be enabled for Internet Explorer 7, allowing you to open websites in multiple tabs inside the same browser window. This post provides browser support to enable or disabled tabbed in internet explorer 7

A sample Internet Explorer 7 screenshot with tabbed browsing enabled.

Depending on your configuration, tabbed browsing might have accidentally been disabled and you want to turn it on. Or, you may hate tabbed browsing, wanting this "feature" removed. Turning off tabbed browsing changes the Internet Explorer 7 interface slightly as shown in the below screenshot.

A sample Internet Explorer 7 screenshot with tabbed browsing disabled.

To enable or disable tabbed browsing in Internet Explorer 7:
1. Click the "Tools" button, selecting "Internet Options".
2. When the "Internet Options" multi-tabbed dialog box appears, click the "General" tab.
3. Underneath "Tabs", click the "Settings" button.
4. A "Tabbed Browsing Settings" dialog box will appear. Near the top of the box, check or uncheck "Enable Tabbed Browsing" as desired.
5. Click "OK" on the two dialog boxes to close them.
6. Restart Internet Explorer 7 for the change to take place.

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Fix Browser Error: Unable to view PDF file in browser

When you view a PDF file in a browser (for example, Internet Explorer or Firefox), the following error message occurs, 'The Adobe Acrobat/Reader that is running cannot be used to view PDF files in a web browser. Adobe Acrobat/Reader version 8 or 9 is required. Please exit and try again.' This post provide Internet browser Support to fix this issue.

Step 1
Important This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click the following How to back up and restore the registry in Windows

Go to Start > Run
Type regedit and click OK.
Browse to the following key: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Software\Adobe\Acrobat\Exe Make sure that the correct Default data value is set for the path where Adobe Reader or Acrobat are installed.

Note : The default installation values are 'C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe' or 'C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\Acrobat.exe', depending on whether Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat is installed

Step 2
To configure Acrobat or Adobe Reader as a helper application:
Start Acrobat or Adobe Reader.
Choose Edit > Preferences.
Select Internet on the left. Deselect Display PDF In Browser Using [Acrobat application], and then click OK.
Quit Acrobat or Adobe Reader.

Friday, June 19, 2009

How to remove a screen name in AOL Browser

This post describes how to remove a screen name in AOL Browser.

Follow Given Below
Login to names.aol.com by using primary or master screen name
Enter security question answer
Select the screen name and delete it

Note: You can recover a deleted screen name within six months.

Note: By default you cannot delete the primary or master screen name, if some how you are able to delete then you need to contact AOL, as you will not able to use the AOL account.

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Friday, May 29, 2009

How To Prevent Link Color History Sniffing

By default, links change color when you have visited them. Browser history sniffing compares the link colors of links in your history folder to a master list of links (and their default non-visited colors) maintained by the website operator. A color mismatch indicates a particular site has been visited. Here's how to prevent link color history sniffing in Internet Explorer.

This post provide internet explorer support to prevent link color history Sniffing in Internet Explorer. Follow the steps given below

1. Open Internet Explorer.
2. Click Tools then select Internet Options.
3. On the General tab, click the Colors button.
4. Click the Visited Link color and click the same blue that is used for Unvisited Links.
5. Click OK to accept the change.

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

How to Change the Internet Explorer Window Title

The title of the Internet Explorer window consists of the page title and the Internet Explorer window title. This post provide browser support to add or remove a custom Internet Explorer window title.

The page title is specified by the Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) (title) tag on the current page. For example, when you view a Web page with the following (title) tag, "Welcome to Microsoft's Home Page" is displayed on the title bar of the Internet Explorer window:
"(title)Welcome to Microsoft's Home Page(/title) "

The default Internet Explorer window title is "Microsoft Internet Explorer." However, the window title can be customized by Internet content providers (ICPs), Internet service providers (ISPs), or corporate administrators by using Microsoft Internet Explorer Administration Kit (IEAK). You can also manually customize the window title by editing the registry.

Steps to Manually change Windows Title

To Add a Custom Internet Explorer Window Title
Using Registry Editor, add a String value named Window Title to the following key in the registry:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
The data value is the title you want to appear on the Internet Explorer window.

NOTE: In Windows NT, the value should be of type REG_SZ instead of String.
To Remove a Custom Internet Explorer Window Title
Using Registry Editor, delete the following value in the registry:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Window Title
When you delete this value, "Microsoft Internet Explorer" becomes the default window title.

Thursday, May 21, 2009

How To Share Your Bookmarks in Internet Explorer

If you are like me, you have a ton of bookmarks. Occasionally, I like to share a few of my favorites with my friends. Here's how you can easily share yours using Internet Explorer. This post provide Internet Explorer support to share bookmark within 5 min.

Follow the Steps

  1. Click on File, Then Import and Export.
  2. A screen will pop up. click Next.
  3. Choose Export Favorites. Click Next.
  4. Choose the folder that contains the bookmarks you want to share. Click Next.
  5. Choose where you want your favorites exported. If you change the default be to pick a place you will remember, like your desktop. - Click Next.
  6. Click Finish.
  7. A message will pop up saying the export was successfully. Click OK.
  8. To share your bookmarks, find the file default is named bookmarks.htm in the My Documents Folder. Just attach that file to an email, and when the receipt opens they can browse your favorites.

Monday, May 18, 2009

Remove a browser from the Preview in Browser dialog box

This post provide support for browser troubleshooting to Remove a browser from the Preview in Browser dialog box.

Solution: Open FrontPage Explorer and click 'Cancel' if the 'Getting Started' dialog box appears. Select the 'Tools' menu and select 'Show FrontPage Editor'. Select the 'File' menu and select 'Preview in Browser...'. Select the browser to remove, click 'Delete', and click 'Close'.

Details Information:
1) If necessary, open FrontPage Explorer.
2) If the 'Getting Started' dialog box appears, click 'Cancel'.
3) Select the 'Tools' menu and select 'Show FrontPage Editor'. (The 'FrontPage Editor - ' window appears, where is the name of your HTML web page.)
4) Select the 'File' menu and select 'Preview in Browser...'. (The 'Preview in Browser' dialog box appears.)
5) Select the browser you would like to remove from the dialog box.
6) Click 'Delete' and click 'Close'.
7) To close 'FrontPage Editor', select the 'File' menu and select 'Exit'.
8) To close 'FrontPage Explorer', select the 'File' menu and select 'Exit'.

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Fix Ieframe.dll Browser Error

The ieframe.dll DLL file is related to Internet Explorer 7. In many cases, the installation of Internet Explorer 7 causes ieframe.dll errors to appear. Other causes include viruses, certain Windows Updates, incorrect firewall settings, outdated security software applications, and more.


Ieframe.dll errors are fairly varied and really depend on the cause of the problem. A few of the more common ieframe.dll related errors are shown here:

"Res://ieframe.dll/dnserror.htm#"
"File Not Found C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\IEFRAME.DLL"

Most ieframe.dll "not found" or "missing" type of errors occur when using Internet Explorer 7 or while using Visual Basic 6.

The "Res://ieframe.dll/dnserror.htm" and related messages are much more common and appear in the Internet Explorer 7 browser window itself.

This post provide Browser support to fix Ieframe.dll browser problems.


Important Note: Do not, under any circumstances, download the ieframe.dll DLL file individually from any "DLL download site." There are many reasons that downloading DLLs from these sites are never a good idea.

Note: If you've already downloaded ieframe.dll from one of those DLL download sites, remove it from wherever you placed it and continue with the following steps.


1. Restart your computer unless you've already done so. The ieframe.dll error might be a fluke and a simple restart could clear it up completely.

2. Install the latest version of Internet Explorer. No matter if you're missing ieframe.dll or if you're receiving a browser error message about it, reinstalling or updating to the latest version of Internet Explorer has resolved many user's issues with ieframe.dll.

3. Using Visual Basic 6? If so, change the reference for Microsoft Internet Controls from the existing ieframe.dll to shdocvw.ocx. Save your project and then reopen it.

4. Restart your router, switch, cable/DSL modem and anything else that's used to communicate to the Internet or other computers on your network. There may be an issue in one of these pieces of hardware that a simple restart could solve.

5. Scan your entire computer for viruses. Sometimes, the ieframe.dll error will show up when your computer is infected with certain kinds of viruses. Use your antivirus software to do a complete system scan for virus infections.

6. Disable Windows Firewall in Windows XP if you have another firewall installed. Running two firewall applications at the same time can cause problems so if you have a firewall program installed like ZoneAlarm, Norton Personal Firewall, Comodo Firewall, etc., then you should not be running Windows's built-in firewall simultaneously.

Note: Even if you're positive that the Windows firewall is disabled, check again. Some Microsoft security updates have been known to re-enable the firewall automatically even if you have an existing firewall enabled in another security software program.

7. Update all non-Microsoft firewall and other security software on your computer. Certain security updates from Microsoft have been known to cause issues with security software from other vendors that those vendors are responsible for resolving. Check their websites for updates or service packs and install any that are available.

Note: If you're already running a fully updated version of your security software, try uninstalling and then reinstalling the software instead. A clean installation may stop that nagging ieframe.dll error message.

8. Visit Windows Update and install any suggested Microsoft related updates. It is true that some previous updates from Microsoft may actually cause some ieframe.dll errors, but installing more recent updates, especially those to the Windows Update software itself, may help resolve the problem.

9. Clear the temporary Internet files in Internet Explorer 7. Some ieframe.dll issues may have to do with problems accessing existing temporary Internet files.

10. Increase the frequency that Internet Explorer 7 checks for new versions of web pages. If the default setting is too infrequent and there are issues with certain pages, you may see ieframe.dll and related errors.

11. Disable Internet Explorer 7 add-ons one by one. One of your installed add-ons might be causing the ieframe.dll issue. Selectively disabling them will show you which one, if any, is causing problems.

12. Set Internet Explorer 7 security options back to their default levels. Some programs, even some updates from Microsoft, will sometimes make automatic changes to your Internet Explorer 7 security settings.

Incorrect or overprotective security settings can sometimes cause ieframe.dll issues. Returning these settings to their default levels may correct your issue.

13. Move the IE7 Temporary Internet Files Folder to its Default Location in Windows XP. If the Temporary Internet Files folder in Internet Explorer 7 has been moved from its original location, plus both Protected Mode and the Phishing Filter are enabled, the ieframe.dll error will occur.

14. Disable the Phishing Filter in Internet Explorer 7. This isn't a great long term solution if you don't have another phishing filter installed, but disabling IE7's phishing filter has been known to correct ieframe.dll issues in some situations.

15. Disable Protected Mode in Internet Explorer 7. The Protected Mode feature in Internet Explorer 7 can, in some very specific situations, be involved in generating an ieframe.dll error message.

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Improve browser speed in Internet Explorer 6.0.

This post provide further information to fix browser performance issue with IE 6. It provide step by step instruction to improve browser speed in Internet Explorer 6.0

Solution: From the 'Tools' menu, select 'Internet Options' and set the following options to improve browser performance.

The amount of time it takes for your browser to load can depend on many things. This can include server or network traffic, your connection to the network, your computer speed and memory, and the content of the page you are loading (e.g., pages with a lot of images will load very slowly). You can turn off certain features to allow pages to load faster and save you time.

Use the following options to help improve your browser speed.
1) Disable downloading pictures. Pictures often take a long time to load, and most information on Web pages is text, turn off pictures to prevent them from downloading.
NOTE: You will see an icon which indicates that the picture is missing and to view the image, right click on the icon.
2) Disable page transitions.
3) Disable play animations.
4) Disable background music.
5) Clear your history or at a minimum set history to 1.
6) Customize how often Internet Explorer checks the Web for updated content.
TIP: For optimum speed, select 'Automatically' check for newer versions of stored pages.
7) Increase the size of your cache file.
NOTE: The Temporary Internet Files folder, referred to as the cache, contains a record of the items you have seen or downloaded from the Web, including images, sounds, Web pages, and even cookies. This reduces the time you wait for the page to load because loading the copy on your machine is quicker than retrieving a new copy from the web site.

Friday, May 1, 2009

How to Fix Runtime Errors in Internet Explorer

This post provides a resolution only for an error message that looks like the following Error

A Runtime Error has occurred.
Do you wish to Debug?
Line: line number
Error: nature of script error

This post provide also step by step instruction to Fix internet explorer run time error.

To do this automatically,

Click the Fix this problem link.
Then click Run in the File Download dialog boxes, and follow the steps in the Disable Microsoft Internet Explorer Script Debugging Wizard.

To do this Manually

To do this, follow these steps in Internet Explorer:

Click the Tools button , and then click Internet Options. Or, press ALT+T, and then press O.
In the Internet Options dialog box, click the Advanced tab.
Click to select the Disable script debugging (Internet Explorer) and Disable script debugging (Other) check boxes, and then click to clear the Display a notification about every script error check box.
Click OK to close the Internet Options dialog box.

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Fix Internet Explorer is not currently as default browser

This post provide Browser Support to make internet explorer your default browser. Internet Explorer is not currently your default browser. Would you like to make it your default browser?

This error message will appear if Internet Explorer 5.0 is not registered as the default browser.

Resolution
To set Internet Explorer as your default browser, click 'Yes'. To keep your current default browser settings, clear the 'Always perform this check when starting Internet Explorer' check box, and click 'No'.

Details Information:

Do one of the following:
1) To set Internet Explorer as your default browser, click 'Yes'.
2) To keep your current default browser settings, clear the 'Always perform this check when starting Internet Explorer' check box, and click 'No'.

Thursday, April 23, 2009

How to Disable third party browser extensions in Internet Explorer 6.0.

This post provides further information about Browser Support to disable third party browser extension in Internet Explorer 6.0. To do it Follow:

Open Internet Explorer. From the 'Tools' menu, click 'Internet Options'. Click the 'Advanced' tab. Clear the 'Enable third-party browser extensions (requires restart)' check box. Click 'OK'.

Details Information:

Third party applications can be used to provide additional features on your system. Certain third party applications can interfere with the normal working of the system. It is recommended that these third party applications be blocked to ensure the proper functioning of the system.
To disable third-party browser extensions:
1) Open Internet Explorer.
2) From the 'Tools' menu, click 'Internet Options'. (The 'Internet Options' dialog box appears.)
'Internet Options' dialog box
3) Click the 'Advanced' tab. (The 'Advanced' tab appears.)
'Advanced' tab
4) Clear the 'Enable third-party browser extensions (requires restart)' check box.
5) Click 'OK'.

Monday, April 20, 2009

How to Fix Runtime Errors in Internet Explorer

This post provides Browser Support and resolution only for an error message that looks like the following,
Error
A Runtime Error has occurred.
Do you wish to Debug?
Line: line number
Error: nature of script error

To do this automatically,
Click the Fix this problem link.
Then click Run in the File Download dialog boxes, and follow the steps in the Disable Microsoft Internet Explorer Script Debugging Wizard.
To do this Manually

To do this, follow these steps in Internet Explorer:

Click the Tools button , and then click Internet Options. Or, press ALT+T, and then press O.
In the Internet Options dialog box, click the Advanced tab.
Click to select the Disable script debugging (Internet Explorer) and Disable script debugging (Other) check boxes, and then click to clear the Display a notification about every script error check box.
Click OK to close the Internet Options dialog box.

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

How to Restore a Hijacked Browser

How to Restore a Hijacked Browser


Browser hijacking is a online attack in which hackers take control on your computer browser and change how and what it display when you are working on the web. this post provide Browser support, If you browser already hijack, how to restore the hijacked browser.


Steps to Fix Browser Hijack


The following six tips can help restore your browser's settings:
  1. Stop Cascading Pop-up Windows

  2. If a seemingly endless number of pop-up windows appear on your screen, you'll probably want to stop the deluge first. To do this in Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows XP, or Windows 2000 while using Internet Explorer:


    1. Press CTRL+ALT+DEL, click Task Manager, and then click the Processes tab.

    2. Click IEXPLORE.EXE, and then click the End Process button.

    This closes all instances of Internet Explorer. Then you can re-open the program to continue browsing as usual. To help prevent future attacks, you should also have a pop-up blocker turned on. To turn on the pop-up blocker in Internet Explorer 7:


    1. Click Tools menu, click Internet Options, and then click the Privacy tab.

    2. In the Pop-up Blocker box, select the Block pop-ups check box. Click OK.


    If you still experience the other effects of a hijacked Web browser, try the following:

  3. Install preventive software such as the kinds mentioned in the preceding Preventing browser hijacks section. Many browser hijacking programs can be identified and removed by downloading, installing, and running these programs.


  4. Run the malicious software removal tool. This can catch some, but not all, kinds of hijacking software.


  5. Reset Internet Explorer settings. If you're using Internet Explorer and your home page has been changed, you can often reset it yourself.


  6. • Close any Internet Explorer or Windows Explorer windows that are currently open.
    • Open Internet Explorer.
    • Click Tools, and then click Internet Options.
    • Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset.
    • In the Reset Internet Explorer Settings dialog box, click Reset.
    • When Internet Explorer finishes restoring the settings, click Close, and then click OK.
    • Close Internet Explorer.
    Your changes will take effect the next time you open Internet Explorer.

  7. Disable add-ons. Many browser hijackings come from add-ons, also known as ActiveX controls, browser extensions, browser helper objects, or toolbars. These items can improve your experience on a Web site by providing multimedia or interactive content, such as animations. However, some add-ons can cause your computer to stop responding or display content that you don't want, such as pop-up ads.


  8. To learn how to disable add-ons in Windows Vista or Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), read How do browser add-ons affect my computer



  9. Removing unwanted programs with the Add/Remove feature


  10. If you're ready to try some advanced removal methods, the Microsoft Help and Support article Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software provides additional steps you can take, including how to use the Add/Remove feature, the built-in program remover, and the program finder in Windows Explorer.



  11. Empty the Recycle Bin when you've finished these steps, especially if you've removed an unwanted program. Then restart your computer.

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Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Mozilla Fixes Critical Firefox Flaws

Mozilla released fixes for two critical security vulnerabilities Friday, which covered the way for hackers to begin malicious attacks that could crash a browser or take complete control of a user's computer.

The latest Firefox version 3.0.8, which initially was slated for release April 1, addresses critical errors affecting multiple versions of the Firefox 3 Web browser.

One of the critical Firefox updates repaired a critical flaw, made public during the renowned pwn2own contest at the CanSecWest 2009 hacker conference earlier in March that could allow hackers to launch a drive-by attack in the context of the browser.

The flaw was publicly demonstrated by a German hacker known only as Nils, 25, who successfully hacked the browser in exchange for a Sony Vaio machine running Windows 7.
The second critical bug, affecting Firefox version 3.0.7, stems from a XSLT vulnerability that resulted from improper handling of errors when transforming an XML document. The flaw, which was first brought to light by security researcher Guido Landi, could potentially be exploited by attackers who enticed unsuspecting users to open a malicious file using the affected Firefox browser. Once the victim viewed an infected file, attackers could then execute arbitrary code on the user's computer to crash the browser or initiate a denial of service attack.

While the execution of arbitrary code hasn't been proven in the XSLT flaw, it is also not entirely ruled out, Secunia researchers said in blog post.

Mozilla said in its advisory Thursday that it had been investigating both issues and was in the process of undergoing quality assurance testing for the impending fixes, implying that they would be forthcoming soon.

Security experts recommended that users update their browsers with the latest version of Firefox in order to protect vulnerable systems from attack. Additionally, Secunia researchers advised in a blog post that users avoid opening untrusted Web sites or clicking on unsolicited links, which might contain malware.

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Friday, March 20, 2009

How to Check the browser's cache settings.

Using the recommended settings can improve browser performance by instructing the browser to display stored pages, rather than download fresh pages from the server, when revisiting a site.This post provide some browser support tips for check browser's cache setting in Internet Explorer and Netscape browser.

Recommended cache settings

1. Set your browser to refresh Web pages automatically when necessary. Do not specify that the browser refresh a page each time you view it.
2. Allocate adequate disk space for the browser cache. 10 MB is recommended. Do not specify zero space for the cache, and avoid allowing it to be larger than 50 MB.
3. Do not configure Internet Explorer to clear the cache each time you exit the browser (Supported Netscape browsers have no equivalent setting).
4. Retain the browser's History (log of recently visited sites) for 4 days.
5. Before changing settings. • Before changing cache/history settings, write down your current settings so that you can restore them if the new settings cause problems.
6. If you experience problems with Connexion browser or with other web-based applications when using the recommended cache settings, see 6. Resolve caching problems.

Internet Explorer
1. On the Tools menu click Internet Options.
2. On the General tab, under Temporary Internet Files, click Settings.
3. In the Settings dialog box, under Check for newer versions of stored pages, click Automatically.
4. Under Amount of disk space to use, type 10 in the text box.
5. Then click OK to close the Settings dialog box.
6. On the General tab, under History, for Days to keep pages in history, type 4 in the text box.
7. On the Advanced tab, under Security (the last group of items in the list), clear (uncheck) the check box labeled Empty Temporary Internet Files folder when browser is closed.
8. Click OK to close the Internet Options dialog box.

Netscape
1. On the Edit menu click Preferences.
2. In the left pane of the Preferences dialog box, under Navigator, click History.
3. In the right pane (the History panel), under Browsing history, for Remember visited pages for the last __ days, type 4 in the text box.
4. In the left pane of the Preferences dialog box, under Advanced, click Cache.
5. In the right pane (the Cache panel), under Set Cache Options, change the number in the text box to 10. Make sure this number is not 0.
6. Under Compare the page in the cache to the page on the network, select When the page is out of date.
7. Then click OK to apply the changes and close the dialog box.

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Microsoft Tightens IE 7's Security

This post provide information about Internet Explorer 7 security support . Microsoft has detailed several changes in the way its upcoming Internet Explorer (IE) 7 browser will classify Web sites for security, aiming to reduce the likelihood that users will fall victim to malicious code.

The browser, which will be released separately and also as part of the forthcoming Windows Vista operating system, is expected to ship in 2006, probably before Vista.

Network Admin Options
However, if a machine is running on a domain, IE 7 will automatically detect the intranet sites and revert to the intranet zone settings. Network administrators will be able to set group policies to ensure the browser runs as desired, the engineers wrote.

In Microsoft Windows Vista, the Internet zone will run in what the company calls "protected mode," to help protect against attacks that IE has been victim to in the past. Another feature, ActiveX Opt-In, will reduce potential damage from malicious Active X controls in the Internet zone, the engineers said. Those changes will be reflected in a new security level setting for the Internet zone, "medium high."

The "Trusted sites" zone, which provides a lot of autonomy for specific Web sites selected by the end user, will also change. It will now have a default security setting of "medium," the same as the Internet zone in IE 6. Users will be able to lower the setting if they want to, the engineers wrote.