Mozilla browser said to have hacker risk

July 9, 2004 D. H. McKee

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A popular browser for Windows is subject to a security hole for hackers, British researchers say, but this time it’s not Internet Explorer.
The vulnerability involves Mozilla and Firefox browsers in this case, the Register reported Friday.
The flaw is said to affect Mozilla and Firefox on Windows XP or Windows 2000 only. Security firm Secunia rates the problem as “moderately critical.”
Security researchers discovered users could be attacked by hackers using a bug in how Mozilla and Firefox handle the “shell:” function in Windows.
The function enables Web sites to invoke various programs associated with specific extensions.
http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20040709-025323-6615r.htm

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As a guy who occasionally curates art shows and wrangles artists together, I often have to edit and post artist bios, profile pictures, and artwork images. This can be a problem, since many artists and writers aren’t used to selling themselves. Artists rarely know how to present their art for display in a brochure, and writers aren’t used to writing about themselves.

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Like blogs of old, this one is a personal document of the comings and goings of me. Articles I’ve written, links I’ve posted, videos I liked, etc. Here, a first-person perspective is the way to go, at least for now. So, this is my site. I’m D. H. McKee, a sometimes artist, sometimes writer. Mostly just a guy on the internet.