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Tricksy Microsoft lessens Firefox security

Posted on June 1, 2009 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Tricksy Microsoft lessens Firefox security

Those that use Firefox love how it works. They know that it does not install software without your permission, and it tends to bee more secure overall. Well that is not always so true when using Firefox on a Windows based machine anymore. See with some recent security updates to the .Net framework, Microsoft also…

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