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Internet Explorer versus FireFox (Security)
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27/01/2005 03:14:29
 
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Hi

Another aspect of firefox I have noticed is that it uses more memory than ie and on my laptop if I allow it to go to sleep with firefox open it takes a lot longer to restart and sometimes hangs altogether. I wonder if anyone else has found that.

Nick Mason

>Tracy;
>
>Some things that bother me about this "report":
>
>1. When was this “report” created?
>2. Time line comparison of IE 6 and Firefox 1.0 for example:
>a. IE 6 2003-2005
>b. FireFox 2003-2005 released in November 2004 with reporting from December and January (which still has a few days left in the month I noticed).
>
>The verbiage also bothers me.
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>Secunia released advisories for IE 6.0 = 60 during the period of interest. The period is stated as 2003-2004 if you place your cursor over the parenthetical expression (Based upon 60 advisories from 2003 - 2005)
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>Secunia released advisories for FireFox = 6 during the period of interest with the same inconsistent date range.
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>I find the report to be of no professional value and consider it to be poorly created. With a background in Science and Engineering I would never accept a report of this nature. The sample period is too short for FireFox to draw any conclusions.
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>Who proof read the report? I like the sentence, "Secunia's unique corporate culture has been the driving force behind these services and the success". The success of what? We have the definite article with no subject!
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>Oh well, not everyone cares for accuracy or meaning. It is all about profit! :)
>
>
>Tom
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>P.S. For kicks cionsider if you will:
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>IE 6 60 Advisories in 24 months = 2.5/month.
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>Firefox 1.0 6 Advisories for two months reported = 3.0/month. :)
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>>This is interesting:
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>>http://www.myscacc.org/browser_vulnerabilities.htm
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