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Firefox
Last modified: Monday, April 14, 2008  

Firefox is a free, open source Web browser for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. It is based on the Mozilla code base and offers customization options and features such as its capability to block pop-up windows, tabbed browsing, privacy and security measures, smart searching, and RSS live bookmarks.

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See also "How to Deal With Pop-Ups" in the "Did You Know..." section of Webopedia.

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