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

[Fred A. Miller]

On 02/04/2012 01:18 PM, Georges wrote:
> 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 
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>> "The new generation of e-mail-borne malware consists of HTML e-mails which 
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>> contain a JavaScript which automatically downloads malware when the e-mail 
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>> 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 
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>> 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? 

Some already have it, like openSuSE, but not all will.

Fred

-- 
"Socialism is so bad a system that not even the Germans could
make it work".


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