[CS-FSLUG] Upgrade to FireFox 10 - V96, 5

Georges gwgr at shaw.ca
Sat Feb 4 12:18:22 CST 2012


Le 2012-02-04 10:00, christiansource-request at ofb.biz a écrit :
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> Message: 1
> Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:14:49 -0500
> From: "Fred A. Miller"<fmiller at lightlink.com>
> To: Christiansource<Christiansource at ofb.biz>
> Subject: [CS-FSLUG] EVERYONE, NO matter what operating system you use,
> 	UPGRADE to FireFox 10....NOW!!
> Message-ID:<4F2C4E49.1050606 at lightlink.com>
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> http://eleven-security.com/press-release/items/warning-driveby-spam-infects-pcs-when-e-mail-is-opened.html
>
>
> "The new generation of e-mail-borne malware consists of HTML e-mails which
> contain a JavaScript which automatically downloads malware when the e-mail
> is opened. This is similar to so-called driveby downloads which infect a
> PC by opening an infected Website in the browser. Driveby spam eliminates
> the detour via attachments or links in the e-mail and also affects
> cautious users which would never open an unknown attachment or link."
>

Not bragging, just noting that yesterday the upgrade to FireFox 10 came 
in Ubuntu 11.10 Upgrade Manager. Do other distributions not 
automatically push out application upgrades especially when security is 
involved?





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