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Chrome 25 will disable ‘silently installed’ extensions

All Chrome extensions installed using offline methods will be disabled until the users decide otherwise, Google says

By Lucian Constantin

Dec 24, 2012 4 mins

Browsers Malware Small and Medium Business

Add-on that forces HTTPS for popular websites released for Internet Explorer

Zscaler releases Internet Explorer version of the Firefox and Chrome "HTTPS Everywhere" browser security extension

By Lucian Constantin

Dec 19, 2012 3 mins

Encryption Malware Small and Medium Business

Microsoft mulls Internet Explorer information disclosure leak

Microsoft says the impact of the issue has been exaggerated by a company seeking to portray its competitors in a bad light

By Jeremy Kirk

Dec 14, 2012 3 mins

Browsers Enterprise Applications Microsoft

Microsoft tweaks, then silences IE haters

‘Do you know this guy?’ video amusing, but …

By Paul McNamara

Nov 29, 2012 1 min

Browsers Marketing Microsoft

IE10 for Windows 7 preview to debut Tuesday

Chinese blog, citing meeting with Microsoft exec, pegs launch of long-awaited sneak peek

By Gregg Keizer

Nov 12, 2012 3 mins

Browsers Computers and Peripherals Microsoft

Privacy experts criticize moves to sidestep IE10’s default Do Not Track settings

Apache, Yahoo overriding tracking settings -- off by default -- in Microsoft's new Internet Explorer browser

By Taylor Armerding

Nov 1, 2012 6 mins

Access Control Malware Small and Medium Business

Microsoft’s browser choice error may have cost Firefox 9 million downloads, Mozilla says

Downloads of Firefox declined after Microsoft failed to include a court-mandated browser choice screen in Windows 7 SP 1

By Loek Essers

Oct 31, 2012 3 mins

Browsers Legal Microsoft

Researcher to demonstrate feature-rich malware that works as a browser extension

The code for the proof-of-concept rogue browser extension will be released on GitHub

By Lucian Constantin

Oct 24, 2012 5 mins

Malware Small and Medium Business Windows Security

Microsoft responds to EU antitrust regulator’s complaint on breach of browser choice order

The company says it will change Windows 8 before launch next week

By Loek Essers

Oct 24, 2012 4 mins

Browsers Legal Microsoft

Ericsson lays groundwork for calls from mobile browsers with Bowser

But vendors have to agree on a video codec before a standard can be defined

By Mikael Rickna$?s

Oct 19, 2012 3 mins

Application Performance Management Small and Medium Business iPhone