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up-date firefox secunia.com/advisories!

16 years ago

FYI...

From an admin account, start Firefox, then > Help > Check for Updates

http://secunia.com/advisories/37242/

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dudsiam
16 years ago
I just opened my Firefox. I am a fairly new user. This forum pointed me in Firefox's direction. I am happy with it. I just opened Firefox....and got a message that said I am running Firefox 3.5.8 and for security reasons, they recommend downloading the latest and greatest version.

I like to stay updated. Has anyone else received this message? Am I that far out of date? I have only been using Firefox about a month. It is normal to have a newer version out already? Or is my timing bad?

I just wanted to make sure before downloading something else.

Larry
zep516
Original Author
16 years ago
Firefox up dates pretty often!

Firefox 3.6 is more than 20 percent faster than Firefox 3.5 and includes extensive under the hood work to improve performance for everyday Web tasks.

http://blog.mozilla.com/blog/2010/01/21/firefox-3-6-release/

See link

Here is a link that might be useful: Firefox 3.6
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ravencajun Zone 8b TX
16 years ago
it is one of the reasons I love firefox so much they are so on top of it when it comes to sending out a fix as soon as possible when they find out there is a problem they do not wait they get on it and get er done.
pfmastin
16 years ago
Zep,
If FF has been updated to 3.6, should that be ok...don't have to do anything? I did a Secunia scan about 10 days ago. Appreciate the advice.
Pam
zep516
Original Author
16 years ago
Your Good! the advisories included these versions:Software: Mozilla Firefox 3.0.x, Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x

I don't understand why anyone would run those versions anyway.

This was the whole thread below and the link where I got it.

Firefox v3.0.18/v3.5.8 released
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37242/
Release Date: 2010-02-18

Criticality level: Highly critical
Impact: Cross Site Scripting, System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch
Software: Mozilla Firefox 3.0.x, Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x
Solution: Update to version 3.0.18 or 3.5.8.

Original Advisory: Mozilla:
http://www.mozilla.o...fsa2010-01.html
http://www.mozilla.o...fsa2010-02.html
http://www.mozilla.o...fsa2010-03.html
http://www.mozilla.o...fsa2010-04.html
http://www.mozilla.o...fsa2010-05.html
Secunia Research:
http://secunia.com/s...search/2009-45/

Bug list:
- https://bugzilla.moz....9.1%3A.8-fixed
63 bugs found.

Fixed in Firefox 3.5.8
- http://www.mozilla.o.../firefox35.html

Fixed in Firefox 3.0.18
- http://www.mozilla.o.../firefox30.html

http://www.spywareinfoforum.com/index.php?showtopic=118191&st=15
Janette_ORz7
16 years ago
OK, I downloaded firefox v 3.6 a little while ago, and it has really messed up my computer. The first thing I noticed is that there are 4 add ons that are not compatible with 3.6, one of which is the IE tab, which I really want. I have tried to find somewhere to download my old version from, but everything brings up the newest version. could someone point me in the right direction? I had just downloaded v 3.5.8.
In the meantime I will read what Zep had posted above.
Thanks
XP SP3,
PS The checkbox to have answers sent to my email is missing. Is this possibly related?
ravencajun Zone 8b TX
16 years ago
it usually takes the writers of the addons a couple of days to get their addons compatible with the new version so just keep hitting the check for updates for your addons and they will update them quickly especially the really well known ones, that is very common when a new version comes out.

If you want to go back to an older version you can go here to file hippo and look over to the right there is a list with all the older versions just select the one you want from that download list.
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Janette_ORz7
16 years ago
Thank you Ravencajun. I knew that I had seen that before, but I couldn't find it. I'll wait awhile before going back to v 3.6, because it changed my computer in other ways too.

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