April 11, 2012 Adobe’s flagship PDF Reader/Acrobat software contains multiple security vulnerabilities that expose computer users to dangerous hacker attacks. “ Source: ZDNetMore Adobe warns of Reader X security holes Or, try… Foxit PDF Reader, the program that many consider to be a faster, lighter, more able Windows alternative to Adobe Reader, has recently jumped to version 5.0. This newest release comes with many of the same solid features, a few new ones, and an upgraded interface. “ Source: Download.com : Foxit Reader Go get it.
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Update:I am using the JDK IcedTea plugin and it was disabled but shouldn’t have been. This and other problems have been fixed but you may have to do some cleaning to get the fix to work.Apple users see this link. Source: TidBITS Safe Computing – 10 Apr 2012 Fix Firefox to Show Updated Java Plug-In Others (this says Windows but worked on my Linux version): This is fixed in production now. The block should now work as a softblock. If you had your plugin disabled here’s how to re-enable it: 1) Open about:support. 2) Look for the Profile Directory…
I am running Javaless at the moment as, when Firefox disabled it, I just removed it.Since there are many programs that use Java technology I will have to deal with it at some point. As OS vendors get better about patching their own flaws, malware authors are increasingly turning to third-party code to get their dirty work done, and Java is high on the list. It’s easy to say, “Just don’t use Java,” but what if a program you use requires it? I’ve got a list of problem apps and solutions… “ Source: ZDNet How big a security risk…
Some updates in regards to the Mozilla to Block Older Version of Java Plugins post from earlier this week… Firstly, Apple has released a security update that fixes the security vulnerability in Java. All Mac OS X users should run Software Update and update their Java software as soon as possible. It should be noted that we haven’t blocklisted Java on Mac OS X yet, but we might do so in the following days. If we do so, it will be softblocked, meaning that you still have the choice to keep the plugin enabled. Secondly, we made a mistake that…
Mozilla has announced they will be blocking older versions of the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and Java Development Kit (JDK) plugins due to critical vulnerabilities that are being exploited. This vulnerability—present in the older versions of the JDK and JRE—is actively being exploited, and is a potential risk to users. To mitigate this risk, we have added affected versions of the Java plugin for Windows (Version 6 Update 30 and below as well as Version 7 Update 2 and below) to Firefox’s blocklist. A blocklist entry for the Java plugin on OS X may be added at a future date….
Released yesterday (March 28). Adobe has released a software update for Flash Player that fixes two critical bugs and, most notably, now enables automatic security updates. “ Source: Technology & science – Security – msnbc.com Adobe fixes Flash bugs, enables auto updates Check your other plugin here: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/plugincheck/
On the March 17th Release Update and we incorrectly stated there would be a Firefox 3.6.29 on April 24th as the final release for the Firefox 3.6.x branch. Firefox 3.6.28 released on March 13th is the final release on the Firefox 3.6.x branch. However, in the unlikely event of a chemspill update resulting in a Firefox 3.6.29 release, this in turn would be the final release. After April 24th users will need to move to Firefox 12 or Firefox 10.0.x ESR (for those who’s computers do not support the requirements for Firefox 12). Thanks to Mozilla’s Daniel Veditz for the…
A warning to Firefox 3.6.x users the last release is coming on April 24 the 3.6.x branch will finally be retired. This comes over a year after Firefox 4 was released last spring and is twice as long as Mozilla normally continues to provide support of older versions after a major release. Further starting with Firefox 13 on June 5, 2012, minimum requirement for Windows will change from Windows 2000 to Windows XP SP2. For organizations or individuals who are not able to update to the newer versions of Firefox due to older hardware and/or operating systems, there is the…
Been meaning to post a link to this very good article about encryption I came across towards the end of last year via a Mozilla blog. The article is well written and explains in an easy to understand way on how encryption works (and where the break down occurs). Benlog > encryption is (mostly) not magic.
I keep hearing many complaints on how Mozilla is moving too fast with the Firefox updates with Rapid Release. I have said time and time again, that nothing has changed, other than the numbering. Mozilla was releasing updates every six weeks even before Rapid Release. Consider this Mozilla Firefox 1.0 was released in November 2004 and version 10.0 was released at the end of January and Google Chrome was first released on September 2008 and just released version 17.0.963.56 a few days ago (complete release history). The amount of releases are fairly similar, but based on how people interpret the…