Mozilla Firefox plugin check will make the web a safer place | Linux Today

Mozilla Firefox plugin check will make the web a safer place

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 15, 2009

“Mozilla has already provided users with a check in Firefox
3.5.x for Adobe’s Flash plugin, but they’ve recognized it’s not
enough and have expanded the effort.

“With its new Plugin Check site, Mozilla will check 15 popular
plugins on a users Firefox browser to ensure they are up-to-date.
Yeaah it sounds simple, but in my own little test case today I
found out how amazingly effective it is.”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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