The Firefox Web browser will soon block all browser plug-ins except Adobe Flash Player by default, Firefox maker Mozilla announced yesterday (Jan. 29). "One of the most common exploitation vectors ...

Mozilla developers are working on a new Firefox feature that will block the automated display of plug-in-based content like Flash videos, Java applets or PDF files, and will protect users from attacks ...

One of the many reasons I’m an avid user of the Firefox open source Web browser is its customizable search tool built into the location bar. If I want to search a specific online resource, like ...

As it promised, Mozilla has created a page that checks for outdated plug-ins used by Firefox. Mozilla is testing the page, which pings the company servers, then returns a list of plug-ins, noting ...

Mozilla’s next update for Firefox, slated to ship Tuesday, will check for outdated versions of Flash Player, a frequent target of hackers, the company said on Friday. The move is the open-source ...

Mozilla late Friday blocked the Microsoft-made software that had put Firefox users at risk from attack. The two-part Microsoft component — an add-on dubbed “.NET Framework Assistant” and a plug-in ...

Users are beginning to report some significant issues with the final release of Firefox 1.5, centering around improper page rendering, problems with Java applets, and interface navigation. Many of the ...

Mozilla on Tuesday patched nine vulnerabilities, six of them critical, in Firefox 3.6 and Firefox 3.5. But rather than highlighting the security fixes in Firefox 3.6.4, the company instead emphasized ...

As promised, Mozilla has created a page that checks for outdated plug-ins used by Firefox and helps users get the latest ones available. As it promised, Mozilla has created a page that checks for ...