Last modified: February 10, 2005 8:28 AM PST

Ups and downs for Firefox

Web giant Yahoo gives a stamp of approval to the up-and-coming open-source browser. But: Growing popularity means growing threats.

Yahoo unveils test toolbar for Firefox

The move may be indicative of the open-source browser's rising popularity against rival Microsoft's Internet Explorer.
Yahoo comes to Firefox
February 10, 2005

Spyware takes aim at Mozilla browsers

As the Firefox browser grows in popularity, some security experts believe it will attract its own type of spyware.
February 9, 2005

Phishing flaw a danger to alternative browsers

A security weakness in a domain-name standard allows attackers to spoof Web sites on non-Microsoft browsers.
February 7, 2005

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