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Open-source IE Patch Hits Trust Barrier
News Crude phishing attempts are obvious because the address bar in Internet Explorer would show a URL different to that of the bank, but elaborate phishing schemes could exploit the IE vulnerability and therefore make the ploy more plausible.
[December 19, 2003, 15:10]
Coding Error Thwarts Paralympic Phishing Scam
Talkback When combined with a misuse of the clear-text authentication feature that has "username:password@" at the beginning of a URL, this vulnerability could result in a misrepresentation of the URL in the address bar of an Internet Explorer window.
[June 3, 2004, 5:15]
Microsoft Denies Spoofing Is A Security Flaw
News In a prepared email statement from the company, a spokesperson said: "Microsoft is aware of a security issue reported last week that could allow spoofing the URL a user sees in Internet Explorer’s status bar.
[November 2, 2004, 13:44]
Microsoft To Plug URL-spoofing Hole
News So, for instance, in the above example, the URL in the IE address bar and at the bottom of the IE window would appear as simply http://www.cnet.com. This is how it works: the actual URL syntax in the link -- which appears in the IE address bar...
[January 30, 2004, 7:40]
ForgetIt
Downloads ForgetIt can prevent snooping by clearing Internet Explorer's address bar URL list, disk cache (Temporary Internet Files), disk history, and cookies all in one shot. Set ForgetIt to run when your computer boots up and you can forget about it, too.
[June 18, 2002, 15:01]
IE History Manager
Downloads Each time that you type a URL in the address bar or click on a link in Internet Explorer browser, the URL address is automatically added to the history index file. IE History Manager allows you to erase these Internet tracks, including Internet...
[December 7, 2006, 20:01]
Chrysanth NETime Channel
Downloads Simply enter the RSS feed's URL into Internet Explorer's address bar and click Go, then the nicely formatted RSS content will be immediately displayed as a normal Web page. Chrysanth NETime Channel enables you to transform Internet Explorer into a...
[October 26, 2005, 7:31]
Internet Explorer History Eraser
Downloads Internet History Eraser software erase temporary Internet files delete visited sites URL uniform resource locator address bar surfing information list. It sweeps recent typed opened browser Web sites list clear form and password support Internet...
[September 13, 2006, 12:16]
Free Browser
Downloads Change address bar font and colors, button, and program colors, convert Internet Explorer favorites to Free Browser favorites, history, auto refresher, custom Web Search bar, and Crash Free. Moved search URL to options under homepage.
[May 16, 2007, 7:01]
IE 7 Hit By Spoofing Bug
News Clicking in the browser window or in the address bar and scrolling within it will display the full URL, however," the company said. This makes it possible to only display a part of the address bar, which may trick users into performing certain...
[October 26, 2006, 11:05]
How To Read RSS Feeds review
Reviews Right-click or use CTRL+C to copy the URL from the address bar of your browser, which should show a page full of XML code. To use it, type a keyword directly into the Filter/Search bar. To go back to the full article list, click the drop-down...
[July 20, 2004, 10:15]
Inside Firefox 3 review
Reviews Notice that an icon appears next to the URL in the address bar (more on that in a moment). Next to the URL within the address bar is a star icon. Firefox 3 makes it easy to see if the page you're on is secure: just mouse over the company icon in...
[June 18, 2008, 9:02]
Firefox Phishing Flaw Fixed
News A spoofed link would seem to be a legitimate URL in the address bar of affected browsers. The updated browser will display the IDN Punycode in the address bar, preventing URL spoofing. While vulnerabilities in Microsoft's Internet Explorer have...
[February 25, 2005, 8:15]
Firefox 3 review
Reviews What will draw the eye are more icons near and within the address bar itself. As you type in a URL, the Awesome Bar searches through your history and bookmarks and presents a drop-down list of recently accessed pages with that same keyword.
[June 18, 2008, 8:32]
IEHistoryX
Downloads IE History eXpert is easy to use program will help you to find, view, selectively delete individual or completely clear Internet Explorer History, Cookies, Temporary Internet Files (Internet Explorer Cache files), delete individual Typed URL...
[May 14, 2008, 17:01]
Delete History Free
Downloads Delete browser history feature also includes deleting address bar history (URL AutoComplete) and deleting index.dat for Internet Explorer. Delete History Free allows you to delete Internet History (search history) in Internet Explorer, Mozilla...
[April 14, 2006, 1:46]
Another IE Flaw Discovered
News Rather, type the URL of your intended destination in the address bar yourself," Microsoft advises. That flaw lets Web site owners disguise the identity of their site by displaying a false address in the Internet Explorer address and status bars.
[January 29, 2004, 7:50]
Fix Released For Flawed Open-source IE Patch
News The Internet Explorer flaw, which was first reported in late November, allowed a browser to display one URL in the address bar while the page being viewed is actually hosted elsewhere, making the user more susceptible to ruses like phishing.
[December 22, 2003, 14:25]
Warning On IE 7 Pop-up Problem
News In Internet Explorer 7, the web page's actual URL is displayed in a pop-up window address bar, enabling users to accurately make a trust decision. Security researchers on Monday warned of a problem in Internet Explorer 7 that could allow malicious...
[October 31, 2006, 10:56]
Safari 1.0 review
Reviews Bookmarks live in the Bookmarks menu, while a select few are in a tiny toolbar below the address bar, and that's all you'll find -- Safari really maximises page real estate. One thing we're extremely happy to see: the preferences menu adds an...
[July 3, 2003, 7:33]
