Upgraded Firefox & it was no longer in the DW untrusted list?

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  1. muf

    muf Registered Member

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    I just upgraded to Firefox 3.0.14 from 3.x.xx(don't recall exact number but was version 3). Anyway, noticed when running Firefox that DW no longer showed me it was running it untrusted. I looked in DW's list of untrusted apps and it was no longer there. I had to add it again. Never noticed this behaviour before. Is this normal because it feels like a pretty big hole to me. If I hadn't have noticed then I could have been browsing without Firefox running as untrusted and that could turn out very bad. Fortunately, I also run Sandboxie and that had Firefox running sandboxed. But some people may only use DW and depending on the websites they visit, they could literally be bent over with their pants round their ankles ready for a right good reaming!

    Just my thoughts and concerns.

    Oh, and it is DW version 2.56
     
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  3. Ilya Rabinovich

    Ilya Rabinovich Developer

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    muf, what's your Windows version?
     
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    Hi Ilya,

    It's Windows XP SP2.

    Thanks.
     
  5. Ilya Rabinovich

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    I did update 3.0.14 to 3.5.3 at a test virtual computer and have had no single issue ("periodically check for untrusted apps" was switched off). Strange issue.
     
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    Ilya, It's the first time I've noticed this. Maybe a one off clitch. I really don't know. What I will do is check the next time I upgrade Firefox. If it happens again, I'll let you know.

    Thanks for taking a look.
     
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