Update Firefox Now! Or a Security Flaw Can Steal Your Local Files
Mozilla has issued a critical update that fixes a security flaw, which could let hackers steal files from your hard drive.
Apparently, an advertisement on a Russian web site served an exploit that injected a Javascript payload to search and upload sensitive files from your PC to Ukraine-based servers.
What You Need to Do
- Start Firefox. (Windows users ,enable your Menu Bar by right-clicking on the settings icon)
- In menu, go to Help > About Firefox or File > About Firefox, depending on your OS
- Firefox will automatically start checking for the update and install it
- Click Restart Firefox to Update
- Go back to About Firefox and check that you are running v39.0.3
As always, if you need help, please contact me at scb@computertamers.ca