Mozilla has blacklisted unpatched versions of the Java plug-in from Firefox on Windows in order to protect its users from attacks that exploit known vulnerabilities in those versions. Mozilla can ...

Mozilla can add extensions or plug-ins to the Firefox add-on blocklist if they cause significant security or performance issues.

When I was checking my Macs for the Flashback malware last week (see “How to Detect and Protect Against Updated Flashback Malware,” 5 April 2012), I ran into something odd with Firefox. Mozilla’s plug ...

Mozilla is disabling older versions of the Java Deployment Toolkit plugin for Firefox users, in a bid to block attacks against a newly-discovered Java security hole that attackers have been exploiting ...

Mozilla on Friday announced it has added Java 7 Update 9, Java 7 Update 10, Java 6 Update 37, and Java 6 Update 38 to its Firefox add-on block list, following yesterday’s news of a new vulnerability.

Security vulnerabilities in the Java Development Kit and Java Runtime Environment that were patched in a February release pose such a security risk to browser users that the Mozilla Foundation has ...

Mozilla’s flagship product Firefox just released its latest version, number 26, and although it comes with an array of features, one stands out: by default it blocks all Java plugins, you have ...

I've upgraded to Firefox 0.9, and I've been trying to get all the extensions and plugins I might need to make it fully functional. For the most part it's fine, but for some reason I can't get some ...

The steps are simple: click on the Firefox button (Tools menu in Windows XP), click Add-ons, click on the Plugins panel, click on the Java (TM) Platform plugin, and click on the Disable button.

In October 2009, Mozilla decided to add Microsoft’s Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) plug-in to the Firefox blocklist after Microsoft revealed that it had a vulnerability.