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13-Jul-2009, 09:27 AM #1
Updated Browser, Old-school Attack
Updated Browser, Old-school Attack.

So Firefox 3.5 is available and it has quickly become a hot download item, with almost 24 million downloads worldwide so far. The browser itself is touted as faster, safer and just better — but that's no reason not to be cautious.

Still, the vector being used is the tried and true route of a vulnerable web application. So it's basically the same old hole in a brand new dress. Updating the browser — good. Not updating web apps at the same time — not so good. Just as a precaution, don't forget to update all your plugins, apps and so on when you update your browser!


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13-Jul-2009, 10:41 AM #2
Dear lotuseclat79,
Thank you for the need to patch up the ole'hole in the new suit(Brand Boss?)! Filehippo.com has an update checker which is useful to an extent in notifying us when updates are available! The link :http://www.filehippo.com/updatechecker/
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