Security Update for Firefox 3.6 to version 3.6.7

On July 20, 2010, Mozilla released Firefox 3.6.7, which contains 14 security fixes, 8 of which are rated as critical. Two more are rated high risk, with the remainder rated as important. This is the first major security overhaul since version 3.6.4 was released, in June. The other interim releases were to fix stability problems, especially as related to the handling of crashed plug-ins.

In addition to the security updates, 123 out of 126 reported bugs were fixed with version 3.6.7. Many affect the stability of the browser, others deal with particular behind the scenes issues.

If you are already using a prior version of Firefox as your browser of choice (which you are I hope!), go to the Help menu item and move down to Check for updates and click it. You will be offered the latest version of your series of Firefox. If you're already using version 3.6.x, you will receive the update to 3.6.7. If you have allowed the browser to automatically check for, and download updates, you'll get a little pop-up box notifying you that you must restart Firefox to complete the upgrade to version X.

Restart the browser as directed, to complete the upgrade! Any open tabs will reopen when Firefox reloads.

If you are using a different series than 3.6.x, you'll need to upgrade to the final version of that series, restart the browser, then when you check for updates again you will be offered the latest series and newest version.

Or, just go to the main Firefox product page and download the latest version. If you are not English speaking and need Firefox in your own language, go to the all languages download page instead. Each language has links to download Firefox for Windows, Mac OS-X and Linux operating systems. Note though, if you use Debian or Ubuntu Linux, you must update using your "Update Manager" - found in the Administration menu. Using Update Manager requires an Administrator level password.

Internet Explorer users wanting to try or migrate to Firefox can rest assured that Firefox will offer to import your saved Cookies and Favorites, which will now become "Bookmarks."

Firefox now enjoys a sizable percentage of the World wide browser market and as such is a target for malware authors. To add another layer of protection against JavaScript and iframe attacks, I advise you to install the famous NoScript! Add-on. By default, NoScript! disables JavaScript and cross domain redirection exploits, along with clickjacking, tab-napping and a multitude of other browser exploits in the wild. You will need to manually approve websites you trust, to allow scripting. This may include multiple approvals for imported content from advertisers, form suppliers, news feeds, etc. Once approved, a website remains on the whitelist unless you revoke your approval (temp or perm).

Please upgrade your browser to the latest version, to remain safe against the latest threats targeting it.

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