A reminder support for Firefox 10.0esr branch ended with the release of Firefox 10.0.12esr released on January 8, 2013. Organizations should have moved over to the 17.0esr branch during the 6-week support “grace period” (November 20th to January 8th).
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Mozilla has released the next scheduled update for Firefox on both mobile and desktop. Firefox 19 was released on February 19th, 2013 and now includes a built-in PDF-viewer. For a complete list of improvements and fixes, see the release notes. Depending on their update settings (Tools > Options… > Advanced > Update Tab), users will be prompted to update within in the next 48-hours. Users can also go to Help > About Firefox and click the Check for Updates button or go to getfirefox.com and manually download and install Firefox. Also released was Firefox 17.0.3esr (Firefox for Organizations). The next scheduled release will…
Just Released February 5th Firefox 18.0.2 Coming Soon February 19th Firefox 19 Firefox for Android 19 Firefox 17.0.3 ESR Firefox 20 Beta (20.0b1)* Firefox 21 Aurora (21.0a2)* Future Releases April 2nd Firefox 20 Firefox for Android 20 Firefox 17.0.4 ESR Firefox 21 Beta (21.0b1)* Firefox 22 Aurora (22.0a2)* * As part of the new Rapid Release Schedule,dates listed for Aurora and Beta builds reflect when the code merge is set to begin. The actual release to that particular channel may vary by several days.
Mozilla has updated the KB article for the Unresponsive Script Warning. If you find you are getting this error on a particular website(s) you may want to look into the YesScript add-on which will block JavaScript on sites you select to improved performance. Thanks to Maqbool for the tip.
Mozilla released an update for Firefox 18 on Tuesday, February 5th, 2013. The 18.0.2 release addressed and fixed JavaScript related stability issues. Users can update via Help > About Firefox and clicking the Check for Updates button. Users can also manually download and update via getfirefox.com site. The next scheduled release will be Firefox 19, on February 19th, 2013.
From the Mozilla Add-ons Blog: A group of malicious add-ons going by various names like Codec, Codec-C and Codec-M have been added to the add-on blocklist. This is a new type of block that covers multiple add-on ids, so we want to cover all of our bases…
Mozilla has release an update for Firefox 18 for desktop users (no updates for Firefox for Android or Firefox ESR) only on January 18, 2013. Firefox 18.0.1 addressed these issues: Problems involving HTTP Proxy Transactions (Associated bugs) Unity player crashes on Mac OS X (bug 828954) Disabled HIDPI support on external monitors to avoid rendering glitches (bug 814434) User should be notified to update within the next 24-hours depending on their update settings or can update via Help > About Firefox and clicking the Check for Updates button. Users can also download and manually update via the getfirefox.com site. The…
Looks like Oracle is going to be paying out some overtime to its developers who worked over the weekend to get Java 7 Update 11 released. This emergency update patches the latest (announced January 10th) vulnerability CVE-2013-0422 as well as CVE-2012-3174 from June 2012. They have also changes the way Java interacts with web applications “The default security level for Java applets and web start applications has been increased from ‘medium’ to ‘high,” Oracle said in the advisory. This means the user will always be prompted to before an unsigned Java applet or Web Start application can run. Previously, Java applets and applications ran automatically is users…
Java Release 7 Update 11 (released January 13, 2013) fixes this issue. More info here. US Department of Homeland Security is advising computer uses to temporarily disable their browsers’ Java Plugin(s). This comes after after Thursday’s advisory concerning vulnerabilities in the current Java 7 Release 10 plugin. Experts believe hackers have found a flaw in Java’s coding that creates an opening for criminal activity and other high-tech mischief. How to disable Java plugin on your browser: Firefox: in the address bar type about:addons and press enter. The add-ons manager will open. On the left side select Plugins. Locate the plugins you want to disable and click the Disable button. Note: a browser restart may…
*Developmental Build* Firefox 19 Beta (desktop only) was made available for testing on Thursday, January 10th. A new feature introduced with Firefox 19 is a native PDF viewer which eliminates the need for third-party plugins for a smoother and more secure browsing experience. The timing of this perfect with the news about vulnerabilities in the Foxit PDF Plugin earlier on Thursday. For more detailed information about Firefox 19 Beta, please see the release notes. Users can download and test Firefox 19 Beta from here. Firefox 19 will be released on Tuesday, February 19th. *Developmental Build*