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Alterna-browsers Firefox, Chrome get quick fixes
Alterna-browsers Firefox, Chrome get quick fixes
Just eight days after a previous update, Mozilla Firefox 3.5.5 introduces fast fixes for three bugs, one of which was critical. Google Chrome has also been updated for security and stability.
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Alterna-browsers Firefox, Chrome get quick fixes
Webware.com — Just eight days after a previous update, Mozilla Firefox 3.5.5 introduces fast fixes for three bugs, one of which was critical. Google Chrome has also been updated for security and stability. Originally posted at The Download Blog ...

Firefox, Chrome get quick fixes
ZDNet News - News Page One — ... This update introduces five stability improvements, including problems with how the browser managed content from Adobe Acrobat Reader, returning to Google Maps data via the Back button, and three others. One of the security fixes addressed not warning users of some file types that could run JavaScript, such as SVG, XML, and MHT. The other one plugged a hole that could allow for memory corruption and subsequent malicious code execution through Google Gears. For more, read " Alterna-browsers Firefox, Chrome get quick fixes " on CNET News.

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