Learn how to downgrade the Firefox browser to the previous version. On security differences: There’s not necessarily any security problems with the Standard Edition Firefox versus the Extended Support Release. The short answer is that Kali is based on Debian Testing and Debian includes Firefox ESR due to its expected stability benefits. Firefox now includes downgrade protection to prevent corruption of user profile data.
The performance benefit of tracking protection is up to 44% faster page load times.Extended Support Release (ESR): receives major updates on average every 42 weeks with minor updates such as crash fixes, security fixes and policy updates as needed, but at least every four weeks.įirefox ESR does not come with the latest features but it has the latest security and stability fixes. Built-in tracking protection blocks third-party content that tracks you as you surf the web. With Private Browsing, the browser blocks online trackers and clears your search and browsing history when you’re done. Firefox 68 also adds a new Recommended Extensions section to the Manage Your Extensions page.įirefox is known for private browsing, tracking protection, and faster page loading. The options to enable/disable and remove individual extensions moves to a three-dot menu that also includes a new option to Report an extension if you encounter security and performance issues. The redesigned add-ons manager lists enabled and disabled extensions separately on the Manage Your Extensions page. CVE-2019-11709 and CVE-2019-11710 fix memory safety bugs that showed evidence of memory corruption that could be exploited to run arbitrary code. We recommend updating your Firefox installation as soon as possible.įirefox 68 fixes two critical security flaws reported by Mozilla developers and community. Mobile Firefox versions exist for both Android and iOS devices. It installs on desktop and laptop computers running Windows, MacOS and Linux operating systems. Firefox is a free web browser application developed by the Mozilla Foundation. Firefox ESR users also move from ESR version 60 to 68.0esr with this release. Mozilla released Firefox 68.0 on July 9, 2019, with improved extension security and discovery, a redesigned add-ons manager, dark mode improvements to reader view, WebRender for AMD GPUs, and more.
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