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Google Holds 75 Percent Of U. K. Search Market

Google Holds 75 Percent Of U. K. Search Market

Google continued its dominance of the U.K.

Firefox 2.0 Alpha Imminent

Firefox 2.0 Alpha Imminent

The Mozilla Foundation is close to releasing the first alpha edition of the next Firefox, the group’s Web site announced, with a Tuesday unveiling likely.

IM Worm On MSN, AOL, ICQ, & Yahoo Plants Rootkit

IM Worm On MSN, AOL, ICQ, & Yahoo Plants Rootkit

A new worm posing as a come-on to a Santa Claus site is traveling across all the major instant messaging networks, a security firm warned Tuesday, and when recipients visit the bogus site, they’re infected with a file hidden from sight by a rootkit.

Mozilla Foundation Unleashes Firefox 1.0.5

Mozilla Foundation Unleashes Firefox 1.0.5

The Mozilla Foundation Tuesday updated its Firefox stand-alone browser to version 1.0.5, fixing several vulnerabilities that have popped up since the last minor upgrade two months ago.

Security Flaw Found In Trillian IM Client

Security Flaw Found In Trillian IM Client

The popular Trillian instant-messaging client contains a security flaw that could allow a hacker to gain control of a person’s computer, a software company said Friday.