George Shirley wrote:
> Pennyaline wrote:
>> Bigbazza wrote:
>>> Firefox hack attack warning
>>>
>>> August 17, 2008 - 3:26PM
>>>
>>>
>>> Several security holes have been discovered in Firefox and other
>>> software from Mozilla.
>>>
>>> The Thunderbird e-mail program and the Seamonkey program suite have
>>> also been affected.
>>>
>>> Users should update their software as soon as possible once patches
>>> become available, recommends the German Federal Agency for Security
>>> in Information Technology (BSI) in Bonn.
>>>
>>> The warning applies to Firefox versions prior to 2.0.0.16 and 3.0.1
>>> as well as to Seamonkey. In the latter case, any version prior to
>>> 1.1.11 is vulnerable to hacker attacks.
>>>
>>> Those who do not receive automated updates can download them manually
>>> at http://www.mozilla.com/firefox or
>>> http://www.seamonkey-project.org/releases.
>>>
>>> No update is available as yet for Thunderbird, which is affected in
>>> all versions prior to 2.0.0.16.
>>>
>>> DPA
>>>
>>> Bigbazza (Barry)
>>
>> Funny, I've received no such warning.
>>
>> <been using Firefox and Thunderbird for a few years, too>
> Probably because, like me, you're using the latest releases that aren't
> affected.

I'm not using the latest version of seamonkey, and I haven't
gotten any warning or update notice. Nonetheless...

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Jean B.