Mozilla 1.7.1, Firefox 0.9.2, and Thunderbird 0.7.2

[TechZ]

Branches have been created for three of mozilla.org's latest releases, in order to fix an external windows protocol handler bug. The fix involves disabling the shell: protocol handler, which was found to enable pages to run executables on Windows via a link. There will also be an XPI offered to disable the pref. Alternatively, you can set the pref "network.protocol-handler.external.shell" in about :config to 'false' to also remove the exploit. (This will only set it on your current profile, if you have more than one profile, or could be creating more, you should use the XPI or the updated build.)

Mozilla Browser Suite 1.7.1
Mozilla is an open-source Web browser, designed for standards compliance, performance and portability. Mozilla is a cousin to Netscape Communicator that is being developed by the Free Software Community with the cooperation and support of Netscape.

Download: Mozilla 1.7.1 for Windows (Installer) | Net Installer | Zip File
View: Release Notes

Mozilla Firefox 0.9.2
Firefox is an award winning preview of next generation browsing technology from mozilla.org. Firefox empowers you to accomplish your online activities faster, more safely and efficiently than any other browser, period. Built with Tab browsing, popup blocking and a number of other seamless innovations, Firefox stands out ahead.

Download: Firefox 0.9.2 for Windows (Installer) | Firefox 0.9.2 for Windows (Zip)
View: Release Notes

Mozilla Thunderbird 0.7.2
Mozilla Thunderbird is a redesign of the Mozilla mail component. The goal is to produce a cross platform stand alone mail application using the XUL user interface language. The intended customer is someone who uses Mozilla Firebird (or another stand alone browser) as their primary browser and wants a mail client based on mozilla that "plays nice" with the browser.

Download: Mozilla Thunderbird 0.7.2 for Windows (Installer) | Mozilla Thunderbird 0.7.2 for Windows (Zip)
View: Release Notes

View: What Mozilla users should know about the shell: protocol security issue
Homepage: Mozilla

[gerf]

I realize this is old news, but you can set FF to automatically update the software. Tools - Options - Advanced - Software Update.

On another note, the number, variety, and usefullness of the extentions are awesome for FF. Even if the IE development team gets their stuff together, I don't see how they can compete with the options offered for FF. It'll be interesting to see how things change in the new browser wars over the next year.