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Next Firefox Release To Include Anti-Phishing Tool
SecurityProNews
Staff Writer
2006-05-31
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One of the more exciting features being touted in Mozilla's upcoming Firefox 2.0 "Bon Echo" browser is the anti-phishing tool that will be implemented, courtesy of Google.
Still in its third alpha stage (a development stage intended only for developers to tweak and improve), the next Firefox will add Google Safe Browsing, which is licensed under Mozilla Public License, the GPL 2.0, and the LGLP.
Deepening the relationship between Google and Mozilla (Google gives loads of cash to the organization and employs some top Mozilla developers), the Safe Browsing feature will also be built into the Google Toolbar, available to both Firefox and Internet Explorer.
Safe Browsing checks visited websites and compares them to a regularly updated list of phishing sites to warn surfers of threats. Firefox 2.0 is scheduled for beta release in June. The free downloadable browser has increased its share of the browser market to between 11% and 20%, according to various sources.
InternetNews.com reports the most recent measure of phishing attacks counted some 11,121 unique attacks in April, 2006, the highest ever.
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