Firefox 3.6.4 released

SillyDog701 member iJohnEinformed us that Mozilla has released an update to Firefox, making the version 3.6.4. Firefox 3.6.4 is a security update and an implement similar to Apple Safari on treating plug-ins. When there is a crash or freeze in plug-in (e.g. Adobe Flash), the entire browser will not be affected. Recall from our memory, Apple implemented this feature in Safari 4.

Mozilla Firefox 3.6.4 can be downloaded from Mozilla's download page.

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The list of changes as per the Firefox 3.6.4 Release Notes are as follows.

What’s New in Firefox 3.6.4 Firefox 3.6.4 provides uninterrupted browsing for Windows and Linux users when there is a crash in the Adobe Flash, Apple Quicktime or Microsoft Silverlight plugins.

If a plugin crashes or freezes, it will not affect the rest of Firefox. You will be able to reload the page to restart the plugin and try again.

Firefox 3.6.4 also fixes the following issues found in previous versions of Firefox 3.6:

• Fixed a critical security issue that could potentially allow remote code execution (see bug 552216).
  
• Fixed several security issues.
  
• Fixed several stability issues.

Please see the complete list of changes in this version. You may also be interested in the Firefox 3.6.3 release notes for a list of changes in the previous version.

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