Firefox the WebKit layout engine instead of Gecko, as with all other iOS web browsers. Firefox was created in 2002 under the codename "Phoenix" by the Mozilla community members who desired a standalone browser, rather than the Mozilla Application Suite bundle. During its beta phase, Firefox proved to be popular with its testers and was praised for its speed, security, and add-ons compared to Microsoft's then-dominant Internet Explorer 6. Firefox was released on November 9, 2004, and challenged Internet Explorer's dominance with 60 million downloads within nine months. Firefox is the spiritual successor of Netscape Navigator, as the Mozilla community was
Pwn2Own $140,000 in prize money. Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 8.1 was successfully exploited by Sebastian Apelt and Andreas Schmidt for a prize of $100,000. Mozilla Firefox was exploited by Jüri Aedla, Mariusz Młyński, and George Hotz each independently, winning $50,000 each. An anonymous participant exploited Google Chrome; however, upon review contest judges declared this a partial win due to one portion of the presentation’s collision with a vulnerability exploited earlier in the week in the Pwnium competition. In 2015, every single prize available was claimed. In 2016, Chrome, Microsoft Edge and Safari were all hacked. Firefox did not even participate