Firefox Updated to 1.0.4

Exstatica writes "Firefox has been updated to 1.0.4 and they have fixed a few critical security holes, all javascript vulnerabilities. The Mozilla Foundation announced these vulnerabilities May 7th. 'There are currently no known active exploits of these vulnerabilities although a proof of concept has been reported." You don't have to upgrade, but it's recommended.'" We've reported on these vulnerabilities previously.

Dude at work

[PlancksCnst]

This guy at work noticed I was using firefox (he's an IE user), and said, slyly, "You know, there's a couple of really bad security holes." Good think FF fixes their holes faster than MS.

Vulnerabilities everywhere.

[CABAN]

Next time I try to help a friend out I'm not suggesting firefox. I'm suggesting Netscape! Wwwait.

Language Not Available!!

[HomeworkJunkie]

Damn. Can't upgrade to 1.0.4 since the English (British) version is not available yet :( Can't be installing the American version ;)

Re:Language Not Available!!

[un1xl0ser]

Why don't you upgrade your language from British English to American English?

That would solve both problems.

Re:IE still #1 a-ok

[Anonymous Coward]

Not being afraid doesn't mean something bad isn't going to happen!

You should disable scripting as well.

It's about time!

[Anonymous Coward]

It is embarrassing to encourage people to use Firefox and then when a security problem is announced they just let it fester like an open sore. Microsoft would have had something like this fixed in a matter of months. Or better yet they wouldn't have told anyone about the problems at all so therefore nobody could have exploited them. So rock on, you cancerous communists!

Re:Mozilla Suite updated as well

[chrae]

It seems that the Mozilla Suite has lost a lot of it's sex appeal. Firefox gets all the attention and Mozilla is the fat friend you gotta be nice to.

In related news...

[amichalo]

...FireFox downloads double to 100 Million [spreadfirefox.com]!

Re:Locales

[InsideTheAsylum]

You know, you don't have to wait for Firefoux to come out, you can just use the regular old Firefox..

Re:Locales

[Anonymous Coward]

What exactly is different? I didn't see any obvious spelling differences on my American English version of Firefox. It's not like our version says "Open Location Beeyotch!" instead of "Open Location".

Re:Middle click new tab on Mac

[DrWhizBang]

Aren't all clicks with a Mac middle-clicks?

Re:Mozilla Suite updated as well

[mat catastrophe]

But, you know, the fat friend will still love you after the sexy one leaves you for another.

Re:Dude at work

[OwlWhacker]

This guy at work noticed I was using firefox (he's an IE user), and said, slyly, "You know, there's a couple of really bad security holes."

That's like somebody seeing you kissing and saying "You can get diseases from that", yet they themselves are in a sexual relationship with somebody who is highly promiscuous with junkies.

Re:Quick and serious on security

[CaymanIslandCarpedie]

We can only dream ;-)

They don't get advertisers by saying "you are safe". All they are interested in is headlines like "A new insideous threat could be killing all your children today! Tune in tonight to hear all about it."

Re:Mozilla Suite updated as well

[mzwaterski]

Sorry about that man...your sexy ex-girlfriend was great last night!

Re:It's in the details

[Dasch]

I don't care how much stuff it's downloading and executing

Then why aren't you using IE? ;)

TROJAN IN LINK

[Anonymous Coward]

It deleted my hard drive! I opened my computar case and it was gone! Very mysterious!

Re:IE still #1 a-ok

[Ath]

All this "IE is the Sux04rz" talk makes it very apparent that the people getting infected either have no clue about how to configure a secure computer, or have no scruples on what they click "OK" to.

Boy, I cannot agree with you more. If you have half a clue, then IE is easy to make secure. I just went into Tools - Internet Options and set the Security policy to Restricted Sites, turned on popup blocking (after I obviously installed SP2), set my Privacy level to High (because everyone except an idiot knows this is how to disable Cookies), and then installed all the hot fixes from MS. If you are too lazy to maintain your software properly then you shouldn't even have a computer. Just get a Mac or something.

It's like all those people who complain about safety problems in cars. My Pinto is safer than almost every car out there. All that with almost zero risk of theft. I strapped some padding onto the rear bumper and put some steel reinforcement plating around the gas tank. There is almost no risk to myself or my passengers of a ruptured fuel tank, all because I took the time to fix an inherent problem in the design of the ... wait .... err ... I gotta go.

Re:Impressive

[spells]

probably because I have been such a fan of Mozilla

Wow, a /. user acknowleging a bias. How rare and refreshing - now please leave and don't return because I can't keep cleaning the coffee I spewed all over my monitor when I read your post ;)

Re:Mozilla Suite updated as well

[Dolda2000]

Not very strange, is it [toyboxarts.com]?

Re:Yes, but ...

[Anonymous Coward]

I know, thats why I'm stuck with Wndows 3.1... no auto upgrade exists for me so I'm totally screwed.

Re:Mozilla Suite updated as well

[novakreo]

Not very strange, is it [toyboxarts.com]?

Are you serious?!
It looks like she has flames shooting out her ass and hair growing in all the wrong places.
And the toenails are more than a little creepy.

Re:Amazingly fast response

[Anonymous Coward]

This must be the most ridiculous thing I've read all week. It reads like a zealot's advertisment. "Not only is Firefox AWESOME, but it helps you with your sex life!"

Re:Locales

[dagnabit]

Isn't the British version named Foyerfox?

Re:Locales

[LiquidCoooled]

I went into the options screen, and I had lost the settings for my "Fonts and Colours".

All that was left was "Fonts & Colors" (whatever they are).

In reality, I never once noticed I had the english version until I just went and checked.