Windows 10: Netscape Navigator In My Registry?

So, My PC got a virus and I was looking through my registry for any suspicious entries... Yes, I found a couple, But one was "Netscape Navigator" which I thought was dead. Why is this on my PC? My PC is on Window 10 so there should be no registry entries from 2008.

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Netscape Navigator 9.0 Final Released

Netscape is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Netscape Navigator 9.0. Based on the latest Mozilla technologies, this release of Netscape Navigator includes variety of new features published in the release notes. You can get the 9.0 version for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X from the downloads page.

Source: Netscape

 

Netscape Navigator to Officially Die Next Week

While most of us hardly even thought that Netscape was still seeing regular updates and security patches, AOL was making sure that exactly that was happening. Apparently, that's all going to stop next week, as AOL is hunting for ways to cut costs around the house. Neowin published a nice eulogy for the classic web browser all too many of us with dial-up grew to know all too well...

Netscape accounts for less than 1% of internet users now. Anyone known using Netscape has been sent an E-mail from the Netscape development team, urging an immediate switch to Firefox or Flock browsers.

Source: Neowin.net

 

Netscape still going

Although the Netscape name has now all but disappeared from most people’s computers, the company (now owned by AOL) has just released version 9 of the once-loved Netscape Navigator. It’s still a beta version at the moment, but the list of new features include a refreshed user interface, URL correction, a news menu and sidebar, in-browser voting, a sidebar mini-browser and compatibility with Firefox 2.0 extensions. Of course features like tabbed browsing and RSS feeds are a standard characteristic of modern browsers nowadays, so Netscape is no exception. If you’re getting a little bored of your current browser or want to give Netscape another chance, you can download it from here. The complete list of new features can be read here. It’s worth remembering that Netscape and Firefox are both based on the same architecture (which is why they can share extensions), so if there are any niggling issues for you with Firefox, Netscape might be worth a try.

Source: Netscape