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December 13th, 2022 04:00

Updates 12/13/22 - "Microsoft Tuesday" + Firefox

Today is "Microsoft Tuesday" --- the SECOND Tuesday of the month --- on which Microsoft is expected to release its monthly cycle of Windows security updates. Based on previous history, they should become available at 1 P.M. [USA - Eastern STANDARD Time]

 

Please use Windows/Automatic Updates to determine which updates are applicable to your particular system.

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Mozilla is also expected to release the newest version of Firefox.

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    Posted December 13th, 2022 07:00

    Firefox Version 108.0, first offered to Release channel users on December 13, 2022
     
     
     
     

     

    New

    • Import maps, which allow web pages to control the behavior of JavaScript imports, are now enabled by default.

    • Processes used for background tabs now use efficiency mode on Windows 11 to limit resource use.

       
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    • The shift+esc keyboard shortcut now opens the Process Manager, offering a way to quickly identify processes that are using too many resources.

    • Improved frame scheduling when under load; this substantially improves Firefox’s MotionMark scores.

     

     

    Fixed

    • Firefox now supports properly color correcting images tagged with ICCv4 profiles.

    • Support for non-English characters when saving and printing PDF forms.

    • The bookmarks toolbar's default "Only show on New Tab" state works correctly for blank new tabs. As before, you can change the bookmark toolbar's behavior using the toolbar context menu.

    • Various security fixes.

     

     

    Changed

    • Firefox now supports the WebMIDI API and a new experimental mechanism for controlling access to dangerous capabilities.

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    Available via the internal updater:  Help / About Firefox

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    Posted December 13th, 2022 09:00

    Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool (MRT/MSRT) for December 2022, version 5.108

    Download Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool 32-bit from Official Microsoft Download Center

    Download Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool 64-bit from Official Microsoft Download Center

     

    Note:  For those of you who are paranoid about the possibility of a False Positive, you can run the tool via a Command Prompt, and specify the /N parameter.
     

    /N

    Runs in detect-only mode. In this mode, malicious software will be reported to the user, but it will not be removed.

     

     

     

     

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    Posted December 14th, 2022 12:00

    And new Mozilla Thunderbird update to v102.6.0 with various bug and security fixes...