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  2. Throbber - Wikipedia

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    A typical throbber animation like that seen on many websites when a blocking action is being performed in the background. A throbber, also known as a loading icon, is an animated graphical control element used to show that a computer program is performing an action in the background (such as downloading content, conducting intensive calculations or communicating with an external device).

  3. Browser hijacking - Wikipedia

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    One particular one changes the browser settings of Firefox, Chrome and Internet Explorer to show the website "istartsurf.com" as the homepage. It does so by changing registry settings and installing software which resets the settings if the user tries to change them.

  4. Firefox - Wikipedia

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    In conclusion, Tom's Hardware determined that Firefox was the best browser for Windows 7 OS, but that it only narrowly beat Google Chrome. In June 2013, Tom's Hardware again performance tested Firefox 22, Chrome 27, Opera 12, and Internet Explorer 10. They found that Firefox slightly edged out the other browsers in their "performance" index ...

  5. Meta refresh - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Meta refresh is a method of instructing a web browser to automatically refresh the current web page or frame after a given time interval, using an HTML meta element with the http-equiv parameter set to " refresh " and a content parameter giving the time interval in seconds. It is also possible to instruct the browser to fetch a different ...

  6. Massive changes coming to Google Chrome threaten to ... - AOL

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    Chrome, which commands 60% of global internet traffic, is the last major browser to allow third-party cookies. For years Apple's ( AAPL) Safari and Mozilla's Firefox have blocked third-party ...

  7. AOL Favorites FAQs - AOL Help

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    Click on the Favorites This icon (the bookmarklet on your browser's bookmark bar). The Favorites setup window will display with the fields automatically populated. Double-check the entries, and make any changes you want. Once your changes are complete, click Favorite This. You’ll receive a confirmation message.

  8. DuckDuckGo - Wikipedia

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    Beginning in 2018, the company has offered browser extensions for popular web browsers (Google Chrome, Safari, and others) as well as its own web browser, called the DuckDuckGo Private Browser. Both of these products have protections against web tracking and other privacy intrusions for all web browsing (not limited to DuckDuckGo searches).

  9. Google Chrome's massive changes threaten the open web - AOL

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    In a move designed to safeguard the privacy of web users, Google will end the use of third-party cookies on its Chrome browser, doing away with one of the commercial web's foundational ...