firefox critical update

April 17, 2017, 11:09 AM

Just started using Firefox regularly the other day - is it normal to get these critical update tab popups (pic below)?

April 17, 2017, 11:14 AM

roberth

quote:
Originally posted by 12131:
Do NOT click!
If you look at the URL, it's not Firefox.

Agreed!!

We can check the URL by hovering the mouse over the link and in the lower left corner the address will pop up.

April 17, 2017, 11:19 AM

chellim1

I'm on version 52.0.2
I don't get pop-ups... but I also use no script.
Try the help section at the top of the page and search for updates there.

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April 17, 2017, 03:23 PM

Elk Hunter

quote:
Originally posted by PASig:
People still use Firefox?

Yes, and am happy with it.

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April 17, 2017, 03:27 PM

Floyd D. Barber

quote:
Originally posted by f2:
Just started using Firefox regularly the other day - is it normal to get these critical update tab popups (pic below)?

Firefox updates itself.

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April 17, 2017, 03:28 PM

45 Cal

quote:
Originally posted by PASig:
People still use Firefox?

I do,so what is wrong with that?

April 17, 2017, 03:42 PM

RichardC

quote:
Originally posted by Floyd D. Barber:

Firefox updates itself.

By default, it does.

You can opt to install manually:

OPTIONS--->ADVANCED--->UPDATE

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April 17, 2017, 03:44 PM

Ryanp225

quote:
Originally posted by PASig:
People still use Firefox?

Yes I do. Are you too cool to use it or something?

April 17, 2017, 04:16 PM

SIG 229R

Mine usually updates when I start it. I have never gotten a pop up. I would be very leery of it.

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April 17, 2017, 08:01 PM

PASig

quote:
Originally posted by Ryanp225:
quote:
Originally posted by PASig:
People still use Firefox?

Yes I do. Are you too cool to use it or something?

I used to be a fan but it seemed to have gotten a bit slow and bloated in recent years. Switched to Chrome and am happy with how fast and nonbloated it is.

April 17, 2017, 08:20 PM

comet24

quote:
Originally posted by PASig:
quote:
Originally posted by Ryanp225:
quote:
Originally posted by PASig:
People still use Firefox?

Yes I do. Are you too cool to use it or something?

I used to be a fan but it seemed to have gotten a bit slow and bloated in recent years. Switched to Chrome and am happy with how fast and nonbloated it is.

I'm not sure chrome is the browser it once was. I switched from Firefox to Chrome years ago when Firefox got slow. I get alot of "Google Chrome Helper" hogging my CPU way to often in the last year or so.

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April 17, 2017, 08:23 PM

coloradohunter44

I used Firefox in the past, but it got to where it just never ran right on my mac.

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April 18, 2017, 12:27 AM

dsiets

quote:
Originally posted by PASig:
quote:
Originally posted by Ryanp225:
quote:
Originally posted by PASig:
People still use Firefox?

Yes I do. Are you too cool to use it or something?

I used to be a fan but it seemed to have gotten a bit slow and bloated in recent years. Switched to Chrome and am happy with how fast and nonbloated it is.

People still use Chrome?

April 18, 2017, 04:30 AM

akcopnfbks

quote:
Originally posted by coloradohunter44:
I used Firefox in the past, but it got to where it just never ran right on my mac.

Agreed. A few years ago it started running extremely slowly and randomly crashing for no apparent reason. Didn't seem to matter what I did, it just didn't work right on the mac. I ended up switching back to Safari, which was (ironically?) about the time it started to be useful again.

Now I pretty much stick to TOR Browser.

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April 18, 2017, 06:48 AM

For me, I use whatever browser streams my Filmstruck the best. IE (internet explorder) never worked, can't log in let alone watch a film. Chrome worked for a while, then became a hassle with Adobe Flash crashing and having to be uninstalled and reinstalled - using IE (you can't fix it with Chrome). Firefox works like a dream.