I've featured this post to get the word out.

Thank you, Lori - I have just sent you an email requesting you do this but you obviously spotted my post before you got my email!

I was using Firefox 3.6 when my pc was hacked by scammers.

Firefox 3.6.2 updated automatically from 3.6 the other day. I was surprised that it came through so soon after 3.6, but this explains why.

I am using Mozilla 4.0 am i affected  ?????

As far as I know 'Mozilla 4' is just Internet Explorer. So it shouldn't be affected.

Cheers Fluffy   Was in a panic there

I don't know - the announcment was specifically about 3.6. I wasn't aware that Firefox 4.0 was available, though I suppose a beta version may exist. I think you would have to ask Mozilla, but a beta version by definition is likely to have bugs in it because that's why it's in beta.

It's not FF4, it's a bit complex, but is to do with Microsoft and Netscape and things.

Thanks for the info EL.  Just upgraded today and will go and get the patch now.

Same here

I had to log out and into an admin profile to update....then spybot stuck its nose in..that was two hours ago....
 
 

Thanks EL........I've just updatedxx

I'm still on 3.5 should i just leave it for the moment.

AS far as I know, the security problems were with v 3.6, but only Mozilla could confirm that for certain. So I guess you don't need to download v 3.6.2, but I would have thought it was advisable as you would then have the most upto date version, and if Mozilla release any further patches they would be concentrating on the current version reather than older versions.

It automatically downloaded the 3.6.2 version.

I've just had Firefox 3.6.3 automatically downloaded and installed, so presumably Mozilla have found another bug with 3.6.

In answer to an earlier question.


The 'bug' only affects Firefox 3.6 and not earlier versions. We will be patching Firefox 3.5 in an upcoming release just in case there is an alternate way of triggering the bug.

I automatically got 3.6.3 the other day as well.

As Fluffy says, the patches correct weaknesses specifically found in the 3.6 version.

For anyone who is uncertain as to whether updates are automatically downloaded, you can check as follows:
You can control automatic updates by going to Tools - Options - Advanced and select the Updates tab. There you can control how Firefox updates are downloaded. The chances are that it is already set for automatic downloading.

It has been updated

FF 3.n wont let me post today

*Soothes Muf's fevered brow.*

muf, I'm using FF 3 today and I have had no problems, so I'm not sure that that's the problem.

El Loro, I'm on FF as you know and this morning I couldn't post on the SPL thread on the sports forum....but I have been able too now.

Muf, I don't think it's FF at fault. I think it's LC.

I think it's a fault with FF cos GC works fine apart from GCs usual problems with LC.
I tried swapping desktops and gaga work fine on FF on my other user profile
 
 
Does any one know how to the menu display problem in GChrome?

I tried it on another profile and it worked too
 
I've checked on task master and FF is using way to many resources (pushing 400,000k)

muf, I've been monitoring Task Manager with Firefox and GagaJoyJoy usage. Apart from an increase in CPU usage for a brief moment when I start Firefox and when I load a new page or move sites I can't see anything out of the oridianry. The Page Usage increases by around 30+ mb but that's to be expected.

Thanx Loro
I did as You and monitored  FF with a few tabs open (LC, RB, FB, Utoob, google  desktop) and it was using 227,000k.

Opened FF up in safemode (thanks Mozilla )and the number dropped to 75,000k with exactly the same tabs open  just gotta figure out whats causing it
 

muf, usage can depend on which version of Windows (if you are using Windows) you have. I suspect that single core, dual core and quad core processors will have different effects on usage. As you have Youtube running ay the same time, then if you have loaded a clip, but you don't leave that page after having played the clip before sswitching to say here, I think that clip remains loaded in your pc memory.

Ahh fluff!