Mozilla Firefox version 31.0 has been released. Release notes: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/31.0/releasenotes/
There is a new feature 'Block malware from downloaded files'. More about this feature is given here https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Features/Application_Reputation_Design_Doc
I wonder if WSA Filtering Extension will conflict with it. Which one would spring into action first to block malware? Hmm......
Been using it all day and the Check Marks still show when searching and Bad WebSites are still being Blocked! :D
Thanks Amit,
Daniel 😉
Thanks Amit,
Daniel 😉
Userlevel 6
Thanks for the info!. I'm updated and using theirs and ours.
Like Daniel, I see the checkmarks, everything running fine!
Beth
Like Daniel, I see the checkmarks, everything running fine!
Beth
Hello ams963,and Daniel and Beth! Thanks for the information as I have upgraded as well and everything is a go!!:D@ wrote:
Been using it all day and the Check Marks still show when searching and Bad WebSites are still being Blocked! :D
Thanks Amit,
Daniel ;)
Userlevel 7
The following is a update on Mozilla FireFox 31
(Mozilla Fixes 11 Vulnerabilities With Release of Firefox 31)
"Comment" Just updated to FireFox 31 fixes a total of 11 vulnerabilities)
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By Eduard Kovacs on July 23, 2014
Three of the flaws in the the popular Web browser have been rated critical, which indicates that they can be exploited to execute code and install software without requiring user interaction beyond normal browsing. One of them, a potentially exploitable crash when using the Cesium JavaScript library to generate WebGL content, was reported by developer Patrick Cozzi. A different exploitable crash, affecting DirectWrite when rendering MathML content with specific fonts, has been reported to Mozilla by community member James Kitchener.
Various memory safety hazards fixed in Firefox 31 are also considered critical.
Fixed in Thunderbird 31
MFSA 2014-66 IFRAME sandbox same-origin access through redirect
MFSA 2014-65 Certificate parsing broken by non-standard character encoding
MFSA 2014-64 Crash in Skia library when scaling high quality images
MFSA 2014-63 Use-after-free while when manipulating certificates in the trusted cache
MFSA 2014-62 Exploitable WebGL crash with Cesium JavaScript library
MFSA 2014-61 Use-after-free with FireOnStateChange event
MFSA 2014-59 Use-after-free in DirectWrite font handling
MFSA 2014-58 Use-after-free in Web Audio due to incorrect control message ordering
MFSA 2014-57 Buffer overflow during Web Audio buffering for playback
MFSA 2014-56 Miscellaneous memory safety hazards (rv:31.0 / rv:24.7)
Security Week/ Full Read Here/ http://www.securityweek.com/mozilla-fixes-11-vulnerabilities-release-firefox-31
(Mozilla Fixes 11 Vulnerabilities With Release of Firefox 31)
"Comment" Just updated to FireFox 31 fixes a total of 11 vulnerabilities)
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By Eduard Kovacs on July 23, 2014
Three of the flaws in the the popular Web browser have been rated critical, which indicates that they can be exploited to execute code and install software without requiring user interaction beyond normal browsing. One of them, a potentially exploitable crash when using the Cesium JavaScript library to generate WebGL content, was reported by developer Patrick Cozzi. A different exploitable crash, affecting DirectWrite when rendering MathML content with specific fonts, has been reported to Mozilla by community member James Kitchener.
Various memory safety hazards fixed in Firefox 31 are also considered critical.
Fixed in Thunderbird 31
MFSA 2014-66 IFRAME sandbox same-origin access through redirect
MFSA 2014-65 Certificate parsing broken by non-standard character encoding
MFSA 2014-64 Crash in Skia library when scaling high quality images
MFSA 2014-63 Use-after-free while when manipulating certificates in the trusted cache
MFSA 2014-62 Exploitable WebGL crash with Cesium JavaScript library
MFSA 2014-61 Use-after-free with FireOnStateChange event
MFSA 2014-59 Use-after-free in DirectWrite font handling
MFSA 2014-58 Use-after-free in Web Audio due to incorrect control message ordering
MFSA 2014-57 Buffer overflow during Web Audio buffering for playback
MFSA 2014-56 Miscellaneous memory safety hazards (rv:31.0 / rv:24.7)
Security Week/ Full Read Here/ http://www.securityweek.com/mozilla-fixes-11-vulnerabilities-release-firefox-31
Userlevel 7
Comment: FireFox has enhanced its protection even further by warning user when attempting to download harmful files.
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By Eduard Kovacs on July 25, 2014
Starting with Firefox 31, the malware detection mechanism integrated into the Web browser has been expanded to include downloaded files, Mozilla announced on Wednesday.
Firefox has been providing protection against dangerous websites by using the Google Safe Browsing API. However, the latest version, released on Tuesday, is designed to warn users not only when they try to visit malware or phishing sites, but also when they attempt to download harmful files. This is possible because in addition to a list of potentially malicious websites, Google also provides a list of malicious files.
SecurityWeek/ Full Read Here/ http://www.securityweek.com/improved-malware-protection-introduced-firefox-browser
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By Eduard Kovacs on July 25, 2014
Starting with Firefox 31, the malware detection mechanism integrated into the Web browser has been expanded to include downloaded files, Mozilla announced on Wednesday.
Firefox has been providing protection against dangerous websites by using the Google Safe Browsing API. However, the latest version, released on Tuesday, is designed to warn users not only when they try to visit malware or phishing sites, but also when they attempt to download harmful files. This is possible because in addition to a list of potentially malicious websites, Google also provides a list of malicious files.
SecurityWeek/ Full Read Here/ http://www.securityweek.com/improved-malware-protection-introduced-firefox-browser
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