Interesting Software and System News

[drhayden1]

just log into your gmail account and on the top left where it says calendar-click on that
no problem here-it works

[bob3160]

It allows you to add your calendar from facebook to the google calendar which is a part of Gmail.

[bob3160]

PhotoBucket Users
If you use Firefox and upload your photos to PhotoBucket,
here's a must have add-on:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/10035
"This simple add-on allows you to right-click on an image that appears on any web page and
upload it directly to your Photobucket account. It also has many features that make interacting
with your Photobucket account a lot quicker and easier."
Enjoy and let me know if you find this useful. Thanks

[DavidR]

Sounds nice, but where and how secure would your photobucket log-on info be stored (somewhere within the firefox add-on) ?

There is also the issue of borrowing images that aren't yours (or are royalty free, etc.) from the internet ?

[bob3160]

David,
Maybe trying it instead of worrying about it would answer some of your questions.
I've found this to be quite helpful which is why I'm passing it along.
No one should ever use any program if they feel it doesn't meet their criteria. IMHO

[DavidR]

Well I never take anything on trust or blind faith, especially when it relates to user names and passwords.

[bob3160]

Exploit code sends Mozilla scrambling to fix Firefox

An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code within the context of the affected browser.
Failed exploit attempt will result in a denial-of-service condition.

[drhayden1]

Rob McMillan is reporting that Firefox 3.0.8 will be released sometime next week with a fix for this vulnerability

Bob what are we firefox users suppose to use till then

[rdmaloyjr]

Use the fastest & most secure browser--Opera!

[drhayden1]

Hi Rdmaloyjr
Also use Opera but i prefer the Fox
What is a to Z Security Suite

[FreewheelinFrank]

Use the fastest & most secure browser--Opera!

^this

[DavidR]

Rob McMillan is reporting that Firefox 3.0.8 will be released sometime next week with a fix for this vulnerability

Bob what are we firefox users suppose to use till then

Nothing much, ensure you practice safe hex and have noscript add-on installed.

First you have to be lured to a site that is set up to exploit this. Since it uses iframes to achieve this, you could set NoScript to Forbid iframe and that should block that.

[rdmaloyjr]

Hi Rdmaloyjr
Also use Opera but i prefer the Fox
What is a to Z Security Suite

XP SP3, avast!, Opera, OpenDNS, WinPatrol & ZoneAlarm = a (avast!) to Z (ZoneAlarm) Security Suite

& everything in between (SP3, Opera, OpenDNS, WinPatrol)

[bob3160]

Rob McMillan is reporting that Firefox 3.0.8 will be released sometime next week with a fix for this vulnerability

Bob what are we firefox users suppose to use till then

SRWare Iron   What else      

[Alan Baxter]

Since it uses iframes to achieve this, you could set NoScript to Forbid iframe and that should block that.

I don't know if it's important, but the PoC code crashed my Firefox 3.0.7 with NoScript on Windows XP even though I had Forbid iframes checked.  As you say, safe hex is definitely called for here.  But isn't it always?