Comments on: Firefox’s Start Page A Forgery? http://cybernetnews.com/firefoxs-start-page-a-forgery/ Technology News Sun, 27 May 2012 02:30:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Ryanhttp://cybernetnews.com/firefoxs-start-page-a-forgery/#comment-27868 Ryan Sat, 21 Oct 2006 15:52:14 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/10/19/firefoxs-start-page-a-forgery/#comment-27868 Umm...that is still owned by Google. That is just the Australian version of the Google homepage.Google has already removed the site from being a forgery so this no longer works. Umm…that is still owned by Google. That is just the Australian version of the Google homepage.

Google has already removed the site from being a forgery so this no longer works.

]]> By: this is a forgeryhttp://cybernetnews.com/firefoxs-start-page-a-forgery/#comment-27787 this is a forgery Sat, 21 Oct 2006 04:22:30 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/10/19/firefoxs-start-page-a-forgery/#comment-27787 look at the address. actually read it this time. its com.au -- an isp. someone signed up for google.com.au and put that site up. it IS a forgery, and this is a perfect example of why forgeries are so dangerous. even told explicitly that it is a forgery, you don't see it/believe it. look at the address. actually read it this time. its com.au — an isp. someone signed up for google.com.au and put that site up. it IS a forgery, and this is a perfect example of why forgeries are so dangerous. even told explicitly that it is a forgery, you don’t see it/believe it.

]]> By: Inferno_str1kehttp://cybernetnews.com/firefoxs-start-page-a-forgery/#comment-27670 Inferno_str1ke Fri, 20 Oct 2006 11:39:22 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/10/19/firefoxs-start-page-a-forgery/#comment-27670 I'm guessing it's the Australian version... :P I’m guessing it’s the Australian version… :P

]]> By: ffextensionguruhttp://cybernetnews.com/firefoxs-start-page-a-forgery/#comment-27608 ffextensionguru Fri, 20 Oct 2006 00:45:12 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/10/19/firefoxs-start-page-a-forgery/#comment-27608 It is no longer coming up as forgery, but still what is with the Australian domain? :?: It is no longer coming up as forgery, but still what is with the Australian domain? :?:

]]> By: meneame.nethttp://cybernetnews.com/firefoxs-start-page-a-forgery/#comment-27594 meneame.net Thu, 19 Oct 2006 19:12:49 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/10/19/firefoxs-start-page-a-forgery/#comment-27594 <strong>Misterioso Firefox...</strong>¿Por qué al pulsar este enlace (http://www.google.com.au/firefox?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official) con Firefox 2 (RC3) aparece esta imagen(http://www.kriptopolis.org/images/misteriofx.jpg)? Via: http://www.kriptopolis.org/misterios... Misterioso Firefox…

¿Por qué al pulsar este enlace ([google.com.au]) con Firefox 2 (RC3) aparece esta imagen([kriptopolis.org])? Via: [kriptopolis.org]

]]> By: Ryanhttp://cybernetnews.com/firefoxs-start-page-a-forgery/#comment-27585 Ryan Thu, 19 Oct 2006 17:44:06 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/10/19/firefoxs-start-page-a-forgery/#comment-27585 Smiff is right that this is not a test page. The test page that Google has setup is this one:<a href="http://www.google.com/tools/firefox/safebrowsing/phish-o-rama.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.google.com/tools/firefox/safebrowsing/phish-o-rama.html</a> Smiff is right that this is not a test page. The test page that Google has setup is this one:

[google.com]

]]> By: Smiffhttp://cybernetnews.com/firefoxs-start-page-a-forgery/#comment-27581 Smiff Thu, 19 Oct 2006 16:46:35 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/10/19/firefoxs-start-page-a-forgery/#comment-27581 @Anonymous on Oct 19, 2006 at 11:22 AM i think you're wrong, this is the default homepage copied from FF2.0 RC2 http://en-US.start.mozilla.com/firefox?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official looks the same to me, except for the region of course. @Anonymous on Oct 19, 2006 at 11:22 AM
i think you’re wrong, this is the default homepage copied from FF2.0 RC2
[en-US.start.mozilla.com]
looks the same to me, except for the region of course.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://cybernetnews.com/firefoxs-start-page-a-forgery/#comment-27580 Anonymous Thu, 19 Oct 2006 16:22:31 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/10/19/firefoxs-start-page-a-forgery/#comment-27580 That is a test page so people can see that their forgery protection works. If you take off all those variables from the end of the URL it doesn't give you that warning. That is a test page so people can see that their forgery protection works. If you take off all those variables from the end of the URL it doesn’t give you that warning.

]]> By: Smiffhttp://cybernetnews.com/firefoxs-start-page-a-forgery/#comment-27576 Smiff Thu, 19 Oct 2006 15:41:25 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/10/19/firefoxs-start-page-a-forgery/#comment-27576 erm... before i clicked the button, i thought, "how do i know there are no non-ascii chars in that name?!" well, what's an easy way to check that? i've no idea!this also raises questions about the forgery submission process and management.. hmmm. erm… before i clicked the button, i thought, “how do i know there are no non-ascii chars in that name?!”
well, what’s an easy way to check that? i’ve no idea!

this also raises questions about the forgery submission process and management.. hmmm.

]]> By: Inferno_str1kehttp://cybernetnews.com/firefoxs-start-page-a-forgery/#comment-27572 Inferno_str1ke Thu, 19 Oct 2006 15:05:04 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/10/19/firefoxs-start-page-a-forgery/#comment-27572 That's a bit odd - the Mozilla start page is a Google page, maybe the warning comes up because of the .au sub-domain name? That’s a bit odd – the Mozilla start page is a Google page, maybe the warning comes up because of the .au sub-domain name?

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