Firefox 6.0.1 Released, Fraudulent SSL Certificate Revoked

Firefox 6.0.1 now officially available for download. This version revoked the root certificate for DigiNotar due to fraudulent SSL certificate issuance. (see more details in "What's new in Firefox 6.0.1" section)

Overview
Firefox is a fast, full-featured Web browser. Firefox includes pop-up blocking, tab-browsing, integrated Google search, simplified privacy controls, a streamlined browser window that shows you more of the page than any other browser and a number of additional features that work with you to help you get the most out of your time online.

The major new feature in Firefox 6.0 is the "Permissions Manager", access it by typing about:permissions into the Address bar. This allows you to set permissions regarding cookies, passwords, pop-up windows, offline storage and your location for individual websites you’ve previously visited, allowing you to grant more access to trusted sites without having to open yourself up to others in the process.

Firefox 6.0 also support for more HTML5 and CSS3 features, an improved about:memory dialog that allows you to manually rein in Firefox’s ever-increasing memory demands. As with the last two releases, performance is improved while web developers also get to play with a "scratchpad" that allows live testing of Javascript code, accessible from the Developers sub-menu or by hitting Shift + F4.

How to download Firefox 6.0.1
You can download Firefox 6.0.1 from web site listed below:


What's new in Firefox 6.0.1
Firefox 6.0.1 contains the following security fixes:
Security fixes:
  • Protection against fraudulent DigiNotar certificates [High]

Source: Firefox 6.0.1 Release Notes.

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