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In: Firefox
7 Jan 2010Mozilla have pushed out two updates for Firefox 3.5 and Firefox 3.
The updates are merely bug fixes, resolving issues that could crash the browser. A full list of changes can be found in the Firefox 3.5.7 and Firefox 3.0.17 release notes.
The updates will be pushed out to existing Firefox users, or can be downloaded manually [...]
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16 Dec 2009Mozilla have pushed out updates to users of Firefox 3 and 3.5. The updates include several security and stability fixes.
Firefox 3.5.6 fixes 3 critical, 1 high, 2 moderate, and 1 low level security vulnerabilities.
Firefox 3.0.16 fixes 1 critical, 1 high, 2 moderate, and 1 low level security vulnerabilities.
A full list of changes can be found [...]
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29 Oct 2009Mozilla have released Firefox 3.5.4 and Firefox 3.0.15 with a basket full of bug and security fixes.
Firefox 3.5.4 closes 11 security issues, 6 of which were rated as critical, 3 moderate, and 2 low. A total of 124 bugs were fixed for this release. A full list of changes can be found in the release [...]
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11 Sep 2009Mozilla has updated both Firefox 3.5 and Firefox 3 to close several security holes, 3 of which were rated as critical.
A full list of changes can be found in the Firefox 3.5.3 and Firefox 3.0.14 release notes.
The update will be automatically pushed out to current users, or can be downloaded directly from the Firefox website.
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22 Jul 2009For those that are still using Firefox 3, Mozilla has updated the browser to close 9 security holes, 4 of which were rated critical.
A full list of changes can be found in the release notes, and the update is recommended for all Firefox 3 users.
The update will be pushed out to existing Firefox 3 users [...]
In: Firefox
14 Jun 2009Mozilla has pushed out another update to Firefox, taking it to version 3.0.11. The latest release fixes 9 security vulnerabilities, 4 of which as rated as critical, along with a large list of other bugs.
The update will be automatically downloaded for existing Firefox 3 users, or can be downloaded directly from the Firefox website.
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21 Jan 2009Google, as promised, has turned off the anti-phishing tool used in Firefox 2 as of 20th January. The anti-phishing tool would block sites suspected of hosting identity theft scams.
Recent Firefox build 2.0.0.19 and 2.0.0.20 have had this feature removed, but there are still thousands out there using earlier versions.
Mozilla is urging Firefox 2 users to [...]
In: Firefox
17 Sep 2008There are many cool little Firefox tweaks that users often don’t know about, all hidden away and editable from a special link within Firefox. These following tweaks will make your Firefox quicker and more efficient for today’s broadband connection.
To get to this special menu, in the address bar type about:config and then press enter. Firefox [...]