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.
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\
Windows 2000, XP: Documents and Settings\
Windows NT: WINNT\Profiles\
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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