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Old 10-29-2009, 12:55 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Exclamation Firefox Has 11 Critical Vulnerabilities
Firefox 3.5.4 has been released to update 11 critical vulnerabilities, including multiple drive by download flaws that allow code to be downloaded with no interaction. The update is being pushed out to users - if you do not already have it, you can use the Check for Updates option.

http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=4...g=content;col1
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Old 10-29-2009, 01:01 AM   #2 (permalink)
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I updated just recently, so I'm good. Thanks, Cris.
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Old 10-29-2009, 01:06 AM   #3 (permalink)
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I wonder if any of the Microsoft originated Firefox vulnerabilities have been addressed?

Microsoft makes Firefox vulnerable: Mozilla responds | IT Security | TechRepublic.com
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Microsoft has decided to quietly install what amounts to a massive security vulnerability in Firefox without informing the user
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Old 10-29-2009, 05:50 AM   #4 (permalink)
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I went to check my version, and saw that the new version was downloading.

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Old 10-29-2009, 05:58 AM   #5 (permalink)
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I went to check my version, and saw that the new version was downloading.

Thanks Cris.
Mine is trying to download but because of the issues I described here general tech help needed I can't get a connection to Mozilla so it's not downloading.
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