Firefox 1.0.1 Released

[hayc59]

Firefox 1.0.1 is now available. A higher level of security has been key to Firefox’s success and the release of Firefox 1.0.1 demonstrates the Mozilla Foundation’s commitment to providing a secure Internet experience.
We encourage you to download Firefox 1.0.1. Regular security updates are essential to maintain a safe browsing experience.
- the sfx team
Free Download (http://download.mozilla.org/?product=firefox-1.0.1&os=win&lang=en-US)
Firefox 1.0.1 for Windows, English (4.7MB)
Other Systems and Languages (http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/all.html)
<< More Info >> (http://www.mozilla.org/)

[bigc73542]

deleted 1.0 from add/remove and installed 1.0.1 and it runs just fine. It kept all bookmarks and links.

bigc

[Notok]

Here's what's new
-{ Quote: "Here's what's new in Firefox 1.0.1:

Improved stability
International Domain Names are now displayed as punycode.
To show International Domain Names in Unicode, set the "network.IDN_show_punycode" preference to false.

Several security fixes" }--{ Quote: "
MFSA 2005-12 javascript: Livefeed bookmarks can steal private data
MFSA 2005-09 Browser responds to proxy auth request from non-proxy ssl server
MFSA 2005-08 Synthetic middle-click event can steal clipboard contents
MFSA 2005-07 Script-generated event can download content without prompting
MFSA 2005-05 Input stealing from other tabs
MFSA 2005-04 Secure site lock can be spoofed using view-source:
MFSA 2005-03 Secure site lock can be spoofed by a binary download
MFSA 2005-02 Opened attachments are temporarily saved world-readable
MFSA 2005-01 Link opened in new tab can load local file" }-

[Matt_Smi]

-{ Quote: "deleted 1.0 from add/remove and installed 1.0.1 and it runs just fine. It kept all bookmarks and links.

bigc" }-


Same here, werid that it kept all my bookmarks,settings and extensions but nice as well.

[bigc73542]

all of that info is kept in a different folder than the one that add/remove deletes

[Matt_Smi]

-{ Quote: "all of that info is kept in a different folder than the one that add/remove deletes" }-

O I see, good to know ;)

[Matt_Smi]

-{ Quote: "all of that info is kept in a different folder than the one that add/remove deletes" }-

O I see, good to know ;) makes upgrading to new versions painless.

[ronjor]

Smooth! :) Definitely faster too.

[chachazz]

Installed right over top existing - no problems.!

[Hard Rocker]

Hi, :)

Just wondering ! Does it keep all your themes as well ?
I use Firefox exclusively now and I would hate to lose all my Bookmarks. :(
Is everyone SURE about these issues ? ???

Hard Rocker !!

[Longboard]

HA.! Love it.
At risk of being a bore; Idiot proof again.
Worked for me straight off ;D
Nearly overwhelmingly wonderful, the whole thing.
All credit to those who contributed from one very happy user.

[Jimbob1989]

I have FireFox 1.0 PR and 1.0 installed on my PC. I did not uninstall one when I installed the other. I noticed this the other day when I installed Java and Macromedia Flash and I was asked if I wanted to incorperate it with my FireFox browsers.

Should I delete the older versions or just leave them where they are? then I will install the latest version.

Jimbob

[iceni60]

-{ Quote: "Hi, :)

Just wondering ! Does it keep all your themes as well ?
I use Firefox exclusively now and I would hate to lose all my Bookmarks. :(
Is everyone SURE about these issues ? ???

Hard Rocker !!" }-
hi, Hard Rocker :) it should be OK. if you want to be 100% sure you can make a copy of the folder at C:\Documents and Settings\user name\Application Data\Mozilla just right-click and pick copy and keep it somewhere safe. themes, extensions, bookmarks etc are kept there :)

EDIT you might have to enable seeing hidden files and folders to get to the folder first. press the windows key and E to bring up explorer then Tools>Folder Opitions>View>show hidden files and folders

[bigbuck]

I was going to suggest Mozbackup....but it's discontinued.
http://mozbackup.jasnapaka.com/
Looks as though you can still download it though.

[snowbound]

Zoom, Zoom, Zoom. 8)

Impressive. Definitely more stable on my system than the last version. :)



snowbound

[DanL]

Dang!...........Now I gotta re-install the spel cheker! ;D

Dan

[bigbuck]

-{ Quote: "Dang!...........Now I gotta re-install the spel cheker! ;D

Dan" }-My extensions all stayed...(al 5 of 'em!) :)

[DanL]

I used the windows add/remove programs to uninstall FF.
Just before uninstall completed I got a window that said
"not all FF components were removed, do you want to remove all components"
I clicked yes. That could be the reason.

Dan

[mercurie]

Thanks to all of you fine Creatures you answered all of my questions before I could post them. Mainly delete the old first :-\ and what about bookmarks? Will add first chance I get.

:) ;)

[ronjor]

I keep a backup of my bookmarks in my documents. I have a folder called Firefox bookmarks and I export my bookmarks to that folder every so often.

[skyrighter]

So do we still need the SpoofStick entension with this latest release of Firefox? Or does this version of FF fix the problem?

[ronjor]

They fixed that one.

List of fixes. (http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.html)

[nod32_9]

Tested the .ZIP version. No problem with the update. New version is a RAM hog! Also CPU load constantly hits 100% when processing multiple windows at the same time. When idle, the CPU load returns to 0%. This would explain why FF may be faster with a more powerful PC. I'm running a 600 MHz PIII with 384MB and W2K SP1/WXP Pro SP1. Firefox is not know for being an efficient user of CPU clock time, but 100% CPU load for a browser? The previous version tops out around 60 to 70% on my system.

May do a clean install and retest.

[AnthonyG]

Trying it now, also has anyone heard anything about netscape 8 as i am interested in trying this too.

[JerryM]

I dowloaded and installed without uninstalling v 1.0. It seemed to install over OK, but today when I checked I found that I had both listed in ADD/Remove of Control Panel.
Brilliant me, I removed version 1.0 and everything connected as I could find. Then I had no shortcut. I tried to find a way, but I think I some part of 1.1 was removed somehow.

I finally removed 1.0.1 reinstalled it and it is going great. I should have done as suggested and removed 1.0 before installing 1.0.1.

I was surprised that my bookmarks were still there.

Just another experience, and Firefox is the best browser out there in my opinion.
Thanks.


Jerry

[skyrighter]

-{ Quote: "They fixed that one.

List of fixes. (http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.html)" }-


Thanks Ronjor!





As far as Netscape 8.0 goes, the beta release has been delayed for a couple weeks due to some slight problems, is what I heard. You can download it here http://browser.netscape.com/nsb/ when it is finally released.

[nod32_9]

Much better performance after rebuilding a new profile.

[DanL]

Anyone know if the speed tweaks are included in the new version?
If not, would the old tweaks work?

Dan

[ronjor]

-{ Quote: "Anyone know if the speed tweaks are included in the new version?" }-

No they are not.

-{ Quote: "If not, would the old tweaks work?" }-
Don't see why not.

This build seems plenty speedy. May be in my head. :D

[Honyak]

-{ Quote: "Anyone know if the speed tweaks are included in the new version?
If not, would the old tweaks work?

Dan" }-

They are working just fine on my box. I uninstalled 1.0 and installed 1.0.1 and all
my settings were retained in the new install including the speed tweaks.

[operafox]

Hello ;)

It seems that I'm getting this problem over and over on FireFox 1.0.1:

When trying to navigate sites which require Java applets to display, FFox launches the JRE (all right), but the process seems to take forever... In other words, FFox suddenly hangs, trying to load the applet. I then have to stop the proces in xp task manager. :(

Strange. Didn't have this problem on FF 1.0 nor previous.

Nothing wrong with the JRE, though. It's the latest 1.5-O1 version, and it works perfectly well on Opera 754u2, Opera 8b2, and Mozilla Suite 1.7.5 (Mozilla which, BTW, I'm glad I got my hands on, because I find it to be a really great browser and mail client!)

Any suggestion as to what might be wrong with this Java problem? The tweaks are the same in 1.0.1 as they were in 1.0

Thanks

P.S. Does anyone know if extensions such as AdBlock are available for Mozilla?
Cheers ;)

[ronjor]

Extensions for Mozilla. http://extensionroom.mozdev.org/

I'm using Java 1.4.2_06-bo3 with no problems in Firefox, K-Meleon, and Mozilla.

Firefox seems to be the worst at handling Java for some reason. ?

[dog]

-{ Quote: "Firefox seems to be the worst at handling Java for some reason. ?" }-LOL ... it's kinda like built in security. Sweet! :) ;D

[ronjor]

-{ Quote: "it's kinda like built in security" }-

Up to a point. The National Weather Service in the States decided to use Java for their radar. ::) Slow to render at times.
There are plenty of other weather sites that don't. I do like to see realtime radar here being as we are subject to Hurricanes. :lurking: :D

[operafox]

-{ Quote: "Extensions for Mozilla. http://extensionroom.mozdev.org/
I'm using Java 1.4.2_06-bo3 with no problems in Firefox, K-Meleon, and Mozilla.
Firefox seems to be the worst at handling Java for some reason. ?" }-
Hi...
Thanks !
I followed the link and installed the extensions I was interested in.
BTW, AdBlock for Mozilla is exactly the same extension as for FireFox.

Cheers

[ronjor]

operafox

Great! :)

[bigbuck]

I don't know if this is a 1.0.1 issue or my connection, but for week or so I've been getting lots of these (for lots of sites), usually works when I try a second or third time...

[bigbuck]

.....also, for the first time in ages, I've had a couple of sneaky popups turn up in the background from some "adserver". Never had any before with FF!

[bigbuck]

-{ Quote: "Quote BB - ( .....also, for the first time in ages, I've had a couple of sneaky popups turn up in the background from some "adserver". Never had any before with FF! ) -

Ooops it's started already then ?" }-Um? Care to elaborate pleeeeaaase!

[HOLLA]

No its not starting again, there is a simple fix for the popup problem, its not sneaky spyware or anything, its legal popups that the browser is allowing, you can disable this feature, theres a fix somewhere, google it.

[bigbuck]

-{ Quote: "No its not starting again, there is a simple fix for the popup problem, its not sneaky spyware or anything, its legal popups that the browser is allowing, you can disable this feature, theres a fix somewhere, google it." }-I've had a google Holla.....care to throw us a link?

[ronjor]

Discussion on popups in Firefox.

http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=222717

[bigbuck]

Thanks Ron!

[ronjor]

Hope it helps Brad. And if you get more, get the url if possible.

[bigbuck]

You won't believe it......I just got one when I followed your link!

[bigbuck]

This is the sort of thing I'm getting Ron, but I've only had a handful in recent weeks, maybe since 1.01?? No porn or anything like that.....in fact I'm sure I got one yestrday or the day before going to the Mozilla forums?? Would adblock get these. I think it only goes up to v. 1 though??

[dog]

Hi BB, ;)

I don't know if you're using a Host file, but if your not and you would like to try the one I've compiled ... I can email it to you. It'll kill most ads. ;)

If you do want to try it you'll have to stop and disable the DNS Client in services.msc.

Another option; give Proxomitron a try ... merge JD 5000, Kye-U's and Sidki's config packs ... and they'll nuke every popup.

Steve

[bigbuck]

-{ Quote: "Hi BB, ;)

I don't know if you're using a Host file, but if your not and you would like to try the one I've compiled ... I can email it to you. It'll kill most ads. ;)

If you do want to try it you'll have to stop and disable the DNS Client in services.msc.

Another option; give Proxomitron a try ... merge JD 5000, Kye-U's and Sidki's config packs ... and they'll nuke every popup.

Steve" }-Thanks! That'd be good. You've got an addy I think. You'll probably have to walk numbskull here through it though! ;D I won't do it now, midnight here, work tomorrow. We'll have a look at it during the week if that's ok?
Cheers,
Brad.

[ronjor]

-{ Quote: "This is the sort of thing I'm getting Ron, but I've only had a handful in recent weeks, maybe since 1.01?? No porn or anything like that.....in fact I'm sure I got one yestrday or the day before going to the Mozilla forums?? Would adblock get these. I think it only goes up to v. 1 though??" }-

Bizzare. What does that popup show for properties if you right click on the ad?

Whenever you get time.

[dog]

No Probs ... I'll email it with instructions later today. ;) We'll discuss it more before you use it, to clear up any questions :)

Steve

[bigbuck]

I'll have a look next time. BTW they're popunders too. Just show up on the taskbar! Thanks again Ron.

[bigbuck]

-{ Quote: "No Probs ... I'll email it with instructions later today. ;) We'll discuss it more before you use it, to clear up any questions :)

Steve" }-Cheers Steve.

[dog]

-{ Quote: "I'll have a look next time. BTW they're popunders too. Just show up on the taskbar! Thanks again Ron." }-Hmmm ... there might be a little bit of adware on your PC that's generating those. Maybe ask Infinity, Dvk, or one of the others here, versed in HJT, if they'd mind to take a look and double check that possiblity. ;)

[ronjor]

One of the things mentioned at the link is custom ad blocking filters for Adblock.
You can download the latest list and import into adblock.

Save the file as a txt file on your hard drive and add it to the list already in Adblock.

http://www.geocities.com/pierceive/adblock/

[Infinity]

Hi Bigbuck, if you don't mind:

go to this link: read the manual on top (sticky) and post a hjt log, I will clean it immediately for you my friend.

http://spyblocker-software.com/IPB/index.php?showforum=20

Inf.

[Matt_Smi]

-{ Quote: "One of the things mentioned at the link is custom ad blocking filters for Adblock.
You can download the latest list and import into adblock.

Save the file as a txt file on your hard drive and add it to the list already in Adblock.

http://www.geocities.com/pierceive/adblock/" }-

Hey ronjor,

I just wanted to thank you for posting this, I have been looking for something that will block ad’s for some time now but did not want to have another program running in the background just to take care of that. I had heard about Ad Block but did not fell like making my own filters. Now I just installed it and am using those filters from the link and it is working perfectly at blocking ads!

[Azn_Tweaker]

heres an adblock list that i use.

[bigbuck]

-{ Quote: "Hi Bigbuck, if you don't mind:

go to this link: read the manual on top (sticky) and post a hjt log, I will clean it immediately for you my friend.

http://spyblocker-software.com/IPB/index.php?showforum=20

Inf." }-Thanks again Inf....will talk on the PM.

[Infinity]

Done, your system looks clean...

isn't webshot showing sometimes some popups while using it?

I think I remember that when I used it some time ago...

Anyway: a senior member should have a clean hjt log so good job :)

[bigbuck]

-{ Quote: "isn't webshot showing sometimes some popups while using it?" }-No.-{ Quote: "
Anyway: a senior member should have a clean hjt log so good job " }-Thanks! Although I had a couple of heart palpitations this morning! ;D
Cheers,
Brad.