#Mozilla thunderbird forum install#
#Mozilla thunderbird forum update#
#Mozilla thunderbird forum Patch#
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Instead it pops up a little tagline across the message box saying 'To protect your privacy,Thunderbird has blocked remote content in this message'. '.ДЄnalytics are links to images or other remote content embedded in HTML format emails, and by default Thunderbird refuses to follow the links to download them. 'We analyzed more than 10 billion-yes, thatвЂ™s billion with a вЂњBвЂќ-email opens tracked with email analytics in the past year. The link in the article explains how it was done. I would guess that 0.5% is a severe under-representation. The Mozilla Security Team would like to thank Keith McCanless for the original bug report and test case, and apologize for incorrectly omitting mention of his report in the initial version of this document.Re: 'Around 0.5% of emails opened in the 'bird today, apparently'

#Mozilla thunderbird forum update#

Future versions of Mozilla Firefox will include automatic update notifications, which will make it even easier for users to be alerted to security fixes. We value our users' safety and security and will continue to make all efforts to release secure products and respond quickly when security vulnerabilities are identified in our software.

#Mozilla thunderbird forum install#

To download and install new Mozilla releases releases, follow the instructions below:ДЎ Download Mozilla 1.7.1 to your Desktop and double-click the mozilla-win32-1.7.1-installer.exe icon.Дў Follow the instructions in the Mozilla Install wizard.ДЎ Download Firefox 0.9.2 and to your Desktop and double-click the FirefoxSetup-0.9.2.exe icon.Дў Follow the instructions in the Firefox Install wizard.ДЎ Download Thunderbird 0.7.2 to your Desktop and double-click the ThunderbirdSetup-0.7.2.exe icon.Дў Follow the instructions in the Thunderbird Install wizard.

Use Windows file picker to select the shellblock.xpi file from your Desktop and click OK to dismiss the file picker.Д¬lick OK on the Software Installation window.

In the resulting Extensions window, click the 'Install' button. In Thunderbird, go to the Tools menu and select the Extensions item. Save the file, shellblock.xpi, to your Desktop.

#Mozilla thunderbird forum Patch#

Right-click the Patch and choose save link as. To install the security patch for Thunderbird, follow these instructions: If you see the preference listed with the value of false then your application has been patched. Type about:config into the address field and hit Enter. To verify the fix in your Firefox or Mozilla application, be sure to restart the browser and then follow these steps: In the Software Installation window, click the 'Install Now' button.Д®xit and restart your Mozilla or Firefox browser. To install the security patch for Mozilla or Firefox, follow these instructions: Mozilla, Firefox and Thunderbird users on Microsoft Windows operating systems should update in one of the following ways. Instructions on administering these changes can be found below.

#Mozilla thunderbird forum full#

The second fix is to install the newest full release of each of these products. The first is a small download which will make this configuration adjustment for the user. Today, the Mozilla team released a configuration change which resolves this problem by explicitly disabling the use of the shell: external protocol handler. The issue does not affect Linux or Macintosh users. We have confirmed that the bug affects only users of Microsoft's Windows operating system. On the same day, the Mozilla security team confirmed the report of this security issue affecting the Mozilla Application Suite, Firefox, and Thunderbird and discussed and developed the fix at Bugzilla bug 250180. On July 7 (yesterday) a security vulnerability affecting browsers for the Windows operating system was reported to by Keith McCanless, and was subsequently posted to Full Disclosure, a public security mailing list. What Mozilla users should know about the shell: protocol security issue