Firefox 2.0 Users Beware of Phishing
by Frank Jovine on 12/07/2008 in Internet, Software
If you are still using the older version of Firefox 2.0, it’s time to upgrade to 3.0 and fast!
There will be no antiphishing feature in the final version of Firefox 2.0 when it is released later this month, according to Computerworld.
Google asked Mozilla to disable the feature in Firefox 2.0.0.19 that warns users of sites suspected of hosting identity fraud scams because the older browsers rely on an outdated SafeBrowsing protocol that Google is not supporting anymore, Mike Beltzner, director of Firefox, told Computerworld.
Firefox 2.0.0.19 is scheduled to ship December 16 and will be the final security update for the browser. The company released Firefox 3 in June.
Asked for comment, a Google spokesman provided this statement via e-mail: “Google encourages users to always use the latest version of the software they’re running. Users of Firefox 2 will be notified of the change when they are updated to 2.0.0.19; we recommend that users upgrade to Firefox 3 to continue getting protection.”
Firefox 3 includes our Safe Browsing v2 protocol which is more efficient with network bandwidth, continues to help protect against phishing, and also adds malware protection.
Source: Google, ComputerWorld
Jilli Hunter
Dec 7th, 2008
Speaking from my own experience, I upgraded SU’s tool bar which immediately upgraded firefox which proved to be accidentally correct. Guess I’m a happier camper than I realized after reading this post.
Wheels and Wood
Dec 8th, 2008
I don’t understand why people are still using and downloading firefox 2.0 when there is obviously a much better, safer, newer version out.
I prefer opera/flock anyway.
Cheers
Eric from Wheels and Wood
Frank J
Dec 8th, 2008
It makes me wonder why also.