At any rate, I think most AT'ers know to update their OS and their browsers, but I doubt many of them go on to think "hmm, and next I will check to see if my torrent client, QuickTime, WinAmp, WinRAR, Java, Google Desktop Search, and OpenOffice need security updates this month." So I'm trying to generate some awareness.
I very much agree with mechbgon here----but its never a pretty process--and somewhat harps on another question on this thread---namely---originally asked by Cheex--Are all of the issues fixed yet? I'm not sure if the website detailed everything.
The short answer to Cheex's question is a resounding no----browser security is an ongoing process with new vulnerabilities being discovered everyday in all web browsers---and the folks at Secunia somewhat lead the way by being white knight hacker types---who figure out hacks before malicious hackers actually exploit them and feed the leak methodologies to Firefox developers on the Quiet for fixing before anyone actually exploits the security hole.----and with Firefox---you can count on a prompt fix---hence the pain of an upgrade.---because computer security is always a moving target and one only gets more relatively secure by constantly updating
I have been using Firefox since version 1.0 and various Mozilla versions for far longer than that. I can't recall a single upgrade to any version of mozilla---now Seamonkey--or Firefox that has not caused a limited number of people some serious problems. And the folks with upgrade problems need to get themselves to the mozilla forums.
http://forums.mozillazine.org/
For as long as I can remember---I have not been in the folks with upgrade problems camp---but my upgrade from Firefox 2.0.0.1 to 2.0.0.2 was a finally a problem for me. On my wife's computer it was relatively painless---just open firefox---go to help---check for updates--and download a 744KB update file---Firefox mumbled something about disabling my java but installed easily. My computer was another story---the 744KB file downloaded but refused to install---forcing me to reboot--then Firefox wanted to download some 7MB fixit updater which totally locked firefox---after a reboot I downloaded the less than 6 MB 2.0.0.2 installer package from the Firefox website using Seamonkey---I went to add remove programs--and removed Firefox 2.0.0.1---and then tried to install Firefox 2.0.0.2---I got past the agree to the EULA---but then the install hung mid way---again locking up my computer. I finally booted into safe mode---and was finally able to complete the install---which then grumbled about my java version jre 1.6.0--b105. I later found the problem posted on the mozilla forums---really a defect in the java version which is programmed to recognize mozilla 2.0.0.0---but nothing after that.
Even if I had a problem---I am not angry or discouraged with Firefox--its just the price of computer security---some patience required---but never pleasant for the easily frustrated.
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