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Firefox 2.0.0.3 Security Release Issued on March 20, 2007

Mozilla.org has released a security and compatibility upgrade of the flagship Firefox browser; version 2.0.0.3, on March 20, 2007.

The one security enhancement is in response to the MFSA 2007-11: FTP PASV port-scanning flaw. The compatibility improvement is regarding various web compatibility "regressions."

Downloading Firefox 2
Mozilla provides Firefox 2 for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X in a variety of languages. You can get the latest version of Firefox 2 here.

Installing Firefox 2
Please note that installing Firefox 2 will overwrite your existing installation of Firefox. You won't lose any of your bookmarks or browsing history, but some of your extensions and other add-ons might not work until updates for them are made available.

Removing Firefox 2
You can remove Firefox 2 through the Control Panel in the Start Menu on Windows, by removing the Firefox application on OS X, or by removing the firefox folder on Linux.

Removing Firefox 2 won't remove your bookmarks, web browsing history, extensions or other add-ons. This data is stored in your Firefox Profile folder.

Internet Security 2008 - Windows Vista Certified

Your personal bookmarks, history, extensions, preferences and cookies are stored in your Fifefox Profile, located in the following places for various operating systems:

Windows Vista: Users\\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox
Windows 2000, XP: Documents and Settings\\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox
Windows NT: WINNT\Profiles\\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox
Windows 98, ME: Windows\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox
Mac OS X: ~/Library/Application Support/Firefox
Linux and Unix systems: ~/.mozilla/firefox

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