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Forum Thread: Firefox 4.0
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| Hannes-der-Kater | Firefox 4.0 |
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10th Mar, 2011 18:23 |
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Ranking: 0 Posts: 3 User Since: 22nd Mar, 2009 System Score: N/A Location: N/A Last edited on 10th Mar, 2011 18:24 |
Hi Secunia-Team, I was a beta-tester of FF 4.0 since beta 8. We've got the final release today. Very fine ! I think that PSI should recognise my default browser and find out the right directory path ( even there is an old path with FF 3.6.13, which is out of use ) Or have I to uninstall the version prior to FF 4.0 ? In summary, I'm glad to use PSI. Thanks and best regards Hannes-der-Kater PS: the latest version of FF < 4.0 is not 3.6.14, but 3.6.15, I guess. |
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| Anthony Wells | RE: Firefox 4.0 | ||||||||
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10th Mar, 2011 19:44 | ||||||||
| Score: 2329 Posts: 3,205 User Since: 19th Dec 2007 System Score: N/A Location: N/A Last edited on 10th Mar, 2011 19:48 |
Hi , If you are saying that 4.0 is at the (final) RC stage , then Secunia/the PSI will not recognise it ; it needs to be RTM . If it is RTM , then you can make a suggestion for a missing programme to Secunia via the link "Are you missing a program" on the top right of the Scan Results page in version 2.0 (at the bottom of some pages in version 1.5.x , if I remember correctly) . 3.6.14 is the last "secure" version recognised by the PSI/Secunia as 3.6.15 is a Java applet "non-security" bug fix; both display as secure/fully patched . Hope that is clear . Anthony. PS: Mozilla website is still showing 4.0 as RC . -- It always seems impossible until its done. Nelson Mandela |
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| mogs | RE: Firefox 4.0 | ||||||||
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11th Mar, 2011 06:44 | ||||||||
| Score: 2164 Posts: 5,916 User Since: 22nd Apr 2009 System Score: 100% Location: UK |
Hello. There's an extract of an Inquirer article re Firefox 4 in CYBERCLIPS 57 this month....you can read the full story at :- http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2032904/m... You might find it informative......regards, -- |
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| Hannes-der-Kater | RE: Firefox 4.0 | ||||||||
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11th Mar, 2011 14:51 | ||||||||
| Score: 0 Posts: 3 User Since: 22nd Mar 2009 System Score: N/A Location: N/A Last edited on 11th Mar, 2011 14:56 |
Hello Anthony, thanks for your reply - you are right. FF 4.0 is a RC, not the final one. I want to point out the second issue in my post: I have installed FF 3.6.13 ( now updated to ...15 ), but this is NOT my default browser - and the "old fox" is aware of this fact, indeed. The default browser I use is the younger fox - loaded from a different directory. Why is PSI unable to handle this fact ? In PSI-interface, tab "Secure Browsing" there are only to entries: IE8 and FF3.6.x Thanks and Have a nice week-end Hannes By the way: My other PC, my working one, got UBUNTU 10.10 exclusively. Hence all stress about viruses has gone ;-)) |
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| Anthony Wells | RE: Firefox 4.0 | ||||||||
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11th Mar, 2011 15:37 | ||||||||
| Score: 2329 Posts: 3,205 User Since: 19th Dec 2007 System Score: N/A Location: N/A |
Hello Hannes , The simple answer is that Secunia/the PSI does not track , monitor , record or display anything pre "Final Release/Release to Marketing (Manufacturing)" so all Alpha's , Beta's and Release Candidates are ignored completely . This applies to my Google Chrome 11.x version - which is from the Dev Channel (pre- Beta) - and equally to (the latest) IE9 RC . It is the way Secunia have always operated ; see entry seven the of the Secunia Scan Results section of the FAQ's :- http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/personal... The PSI does track and display anything it can see to get it's hands on ; it doesn't care if it's default , enabled/disabled , etc., if it can see it installed , it will call it . So , similarly to you , I see the old Ff 3.6.15 and IE 8 in "Secure Browsing" , but no Chrome 11.x Dev Channel - zilch , nada , not a sausage . By chance , the PSI shows the Google gears app. entries for both my Chrome Browser and Chrome Frame programmes on the "Scan Results" page but only displays the gears version number ; however , the "installation path of the detected instance" shows/contains my actual version number , but the PSI does not "react" to that in any way . Secunia are not going to change their rules for you in this instance , much as you may think they should and however deserving you think your cause :((( Take care Anthony -- It always seems impossible until its done. Nelson Mandela |
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| Hannes-der-Kater | RE: Firefox 4.0 | ||||||||
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11th Mar, 2011 15:56 | ||||||||
| Score: 0 Posts: 3 User Since: 22nd Mar 2009 System Score: N/A Location: N/A |
Hi Anthony, all my issues are fixed and closed now. Thanks a lot for your nice answer. I think Secunia does the best in the Universe of Microsoft, but - as I wrote - I'm glad to leave it behind me... Have a nice day Hannes |
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