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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows 98
- Date added: July 27, 2006
- Total Downloads: 18,089,134
- Downloads last week: 81,046
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 11703 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
As more users continue to abandon Internet Explorer, Mozilla's popular Firefox gains traction in the browser space. Version 1.5 of Firefox offers a few notable features, foremost of which is the ability to reorder tabs by dragging and dropping them. You'll also find a tool that lets you quickly clean up your surfing history with two clicks of the mouse or a hot-key combo. The latest iteration of the browser seems more responsive than it has in the past and also is more efficient; with 10 windows open, Firefox consumed slightly less RAM than either IE or Opera.
If you're new to Firefox entirely, you'll appreciate the other features, including the RSS feeds, the JavaScript debugger, the basic download manager, and the ability to search several popular sites (such as Google) directly from the address bar. You can easily create toolbars by dragging and dropping icons. More technically minded users will appreciate that Firefox displays the page source in a new window, using indents and color-coded tags like an HTML editor. The built-in pop-up blocker is still extremely effective, and Firefox's reuptation for tight security is still well deserved. Anyone who's tired of IE will find more than one reason to like this free alternative.
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Publisher's description
From Mozilla :Mozilla Firefox is a fast, full-featured Web browser that makes browsing more efficient than ever before. Firefox includes pop-up blocking; a tab-browsing mode that lets you open several pages in a single window; integrated Google searching; simplified privacy controls that let you cover your tracks more effectively; a streamlined browser window that shows you more of the page than any other browser; and a number of additional features that work with you to help you get the most out of your time online.
Version 1.5.0.5 is a bug fixing release.
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User reviews of Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.5
- Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 11703 votes
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6 out of 6 people found this review helpful
Version: Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.5
Pros: I decided to choose fire fox is my default internet browser. It's really easy to use and i have never met any problems.
Cons: it's hard to play a file online.
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.5
Pros: This is the best internet browser. Convenient and fast.
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.5
Pros: the best browser. most secure, faster than ie and so many themes and extensions. can anyone beat mozilla ff?
Cons: none.
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.5
Pros: Safe and Secure
Cons: none at all Bigmo idk what your talking about it didn't install any spyware on my 2 computers. You just got infected some other way.
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1 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.5
"leaves a spware called cassalemedia on computer"
Pros: Fast and has lots of add on programs that i like. Not a bad browser.
Cons: Leaves a spyware called casalemedia on computer. Whenever i clean it with spybot (which found thee spyware), upon restart of browser - this spyware comes right back. That has kinda turned me off of this browser.
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