We're expecting security updates from 3 vendors before July ends

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Before July 2009 will end, the following vendors is planning to release security updates for their products:
For more details visit: http://msmvps.com/blogs/donna/archive/2009/07/27/we-re-expecting-security-updates-from-3-vendors-before-july-ends.aspx

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thanks Pete.
I am at 3.5.1 firefox,with no problems,so maybe i have been there.
It is the Java update that I dread.
They hardly ever go smooth for me.

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You are welcome
I also use Firefox 3.5.1 . The security issue is confirmed in version 3.0.12 and 3.5.1. Other versions may also be affected. Hope this is fixed soon .

Yep installing java can be a pain at times.
I uninstall old version
Use JavaRa to clean up http://raproducts.org/
Reboot
Install New version. works okay for me anyway :wink:

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If your Sun Java is up to date (SE 6, I’ve got Update 13 and didn’t feel I needed 14), you should no longer need to uninstall the old version first, as used to be the case.

As of about 2 or 3 updates back, Java no longer installs new “updates” (actually, full versions) in new folders, so that you had multiple versions each in its own folder, but now re-uses the same folder for them so that older versions of all appropriate files are over-written.

Please correct me if I’m wrong, of course.

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From http://blog.mozilla.com/security/2009/07/28/url-bar-spoofing-vulnerability/

Status

This vulnerability is known to affect all current versions of Firefox. Mozilla is actively working on fixing this vulnerability. Users can mitigate this vulnerability by only sharing confidential information with websites that were opened from a bookmark, a trusted source, or by manually opening a new tab or window and entering a URL.