Mozilla is set to extend its new plugin check feature, which debuted in Firefox 3.5.3 and would check on first run if Adobe Flash player was up to date.

The feature which was so successful, is expected to be expanded in Firefox 3.6, covering other plugins such as Adobe Shockwave Player, Adobe Acrobat Reader, RealPlayer, Windows Media Player and Java.

While not fool-proof, it’s certainly a forward step for browser security. More information on the plugin check feature can be found on the Mozilla blog.

Just days after the last update, Google has pushed out another update to Chrome.

This time it is just a small aesthetic change, and in no way relates to any browser security issues.

“This release includes only a single change that adds an image link to the new tab page which directs new users to the themes gallery.” says a note from Google.

As usual, the update will be pushed out to current Chrome users, or can be downloaded directly from the Google Chrome website.

Web browser market share results are out for September 2009 thanks to Market Share by Net Applications.

Internet Explorer has had more than a 1% drop this month, falling from 66.97% to 65.71%, it’s biggest single month drop since November 2008.

Other browser have had a good month, with Firefox moving from 22.98% to 23.75%.

Safari has moved from 4.07% to 4.24%, while Google Chrome has passed the 3% mark moving to 3.17% – up from 2.84%.

Opera has also had a good month, most likely helped by the release of Opera 10, hitting a share of 2.19%, up from 2.04%.

The browser wars seem to be slowly eroding Microsoft’s dominance, which can only lead to greater innovation and better browsers for consumers.

Google has pushed out a new Chrome release to the stable, taking Chrome 3 to version 3.0.195.24.

The update fixes one security hole in the V8 JavaScript engine which is rated as high severity and could allow an attacker to run arbitrary code in the Google Chrome sandbox.

As usual, the browser will be pushed out to current Chrome users, or can be downloaded directly from the Google Chrome website for new users.