Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Mozilla Firefox Version 150.0 Released with Security Updates

 Mozilla sent Firefox Version 150.0 to the release channel. 

The update includes forty-one security updates of which twelve (12) are rated critical, eighteen (18) are rated moderate, and eleven (11) are rated low. The security updates can be reviewed here.

New features and fixes are included in the update.  To review the new features and fixes, see the Release Notes.

Update:  To get the update now, select "Help" from the Firefox menu and pick "About Firefox".  Mac users need to select "About Firefox" from the Firefox menu.  If you do not use the English language version, Fully Localized Versions are available for download.

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Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Microsoft April 2026 Security Updates

 

The Microsoft April 2026 security updates have been released and consist of 163 new CVEs to Microsoft products and 84 non-Microsoft CVEs, including Chromium. 


Of the Microsoft CVEs released, 8 are rated Critical and the rest are rated Important in severity. At the time of release, one is listed as publicly known and one as being actively exploited.

The security updates apply to the following products, features and roles: Windows and Windows components, Office and Office Components, Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based), Azure, .NET and Visual Studio, SQL Server, Hyper-V Server, BitLocker, and the Windows Wallet Service.

Information regarding known issues with KBs included in the security updates can be found at the bottom of the page at April 2026 Security Updates - Release Notes - Security Update Guide - Microsoft.

Recommended Reading:  See Dustin Childs complete review and analysis in Zero Day Initiative -- The April 2026 Security Update Review.

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Tuesday, April 07, 2026

Mozilla Firefox Version 149.0.2 Released with Security Updates

 Mozilla sent Firefox Version 149.0.2 to the release channel. 

The update includes five security updates all of which are rated critical. The security updates can be reviewed here.

The update has a number of fixes.  To review the fixes, see the Release Notes.

Update:  To get the update now, select "Help" from the Firefox menu and pick "About Firefox".  Mac users need to select "About Firefox" from the Firefox menu.  If you do not use the English language version, Fully Localized Versions are available for download.

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Pale Moon Version 34.2.0 Released with Security Updates

 Pale Moon Pale Moon has been updated to version 34.2.0. This is a development, bugfix and security update.

The update includes new features and numerous changes/fixes. The update also addresses security issues: CVE-2026-4707 (DiD), CVE-2026-4690 (DiD), CVE-2026-4727 (DiD), and others without a CVE designation. A note that Mozilla-relevant security issues CVE-2025-59375 and CVE-2026-4726 had already been addressed in the browser before this release.

*DiD: This means that a fix is "Defense-in-Depth": It is a fix that does not apply to a (potentially) actively exploitable vulnerability in Pale Moon, but prevents future vulnerabilities caused by the same code, e.g. when surrounding code changes, exposing the problem, or when new attack vectors are discovered.

Note: This release as well as the preceding release is having a problem loading the Yahoo.com home page (forum discussion).

Pale Moon includes both 32- and 64-bit versions for Windows: Pale Moon for Windows downloads.

Update: To get the update now, select "Help" from the Pale Moon menu at the upper left of the browser window.  Select About Pale Moon > Check for Updates.

Note: This release as well as the preceding release is having a problem loading the Yahoo.com home page (forum discussion). 

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Sunday, April 05, 2026

Happy Easter! "Khrystos Voskres!"

 



"Khrystos Voskres!"
(Christ is Risen!)




"Voistyno Voskres!"
(He is Truly Risen!)






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Thursday, March 26, 2026

March 2026 Non-Security Preview Update for Windows 11

  Microsoft released KB5079391 (OS Builds 26200.8116 and 26100.8116) for Windows 11 versions 25H2 and 24H2. 

In addition, KB5079489 (OS Build 28000.1764) was released for Windows 11 Version 26H1.

See the referenced KB Articles for information about any quality improvements, new features and the highlights included in the updates.

Update:  To get the update, go to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update. The link to download the update can be found in the Optional updates available section.


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Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Mozilla Firefox Version 149.0 Released with Security Updates

 Mozilla sent Firefox Version 149.0 to the release channel. 

The update includes forty-six security updates of which nineteen (19) are rated critical, twenty-one (21) are rated moderate, and six (6) are rated low. The security updates can be reviewed here.

This is a major update with new features, fixes, and changes included in the update.  To review the new features, changes, and fixes, see the Release Notes.

Update:  To get the update now, select "Help" from the Firefox menu and pick "About Firefox".  Mac users need to select "About Firefox" from the Firefox menu.  If you do not use the English language version, Fully Localized Versions are available for download.

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Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Microsoft March 2026 Security Updates

 

The Microsoft March 2026 security updates have been released and consist of 84 new CVEs to Microsoft products. In addition, there is 1 third-party and 9 chromium CVEs included.


Of the Microsoft CVEs released, 8 are rated Critical and the rest are rated Important in severity. At the time of release, two are listed as publicly known but none as being actively exploited.

The security updates apply to the following products, features and roles: Windows and Windows components, Office and Office Components, Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based), Azure, SQL Server, Hyper-V Server, and the Windows Resilient File System (ReFS). 

Information regarding known issues with KBs included in the security updates can be found at the bottom of the page at March 2026 Security Updates - Release Notes - Security Update Guide - Microsoft.

Recommended Reading:  See Dustin Childs complete review and analysis in Zero Day Initiative -- The March 2026 Security Update Review.

Additional Update Notes:

 

References




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Mozilla Firefox Version 148.0.2 Released with Security Updates

 Mozilla sent Firefox Version 148.0.2 to the release channel. 

The update includes three security updates rated critical. The security updates can be reviewed here.

A number of fixes are included in the update.  To review the fixes, see the Release Notes.

Update:  To get the update now, select "Help" from the Firefox menu and pick "About Firefox".  Mac users need to select "About Firefox" from the Firefox menu.  If you do not use the English language version, Fully Localized Versions are available for download.

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Tuesday, March 03, 2026

Pale Moon Version 34.1.0 Released with Security Updates

 Pale Moon Pale Moon has been updated to version 34.1.0.  This is an important update landing technological enhancements previously intended to be in the v34.0 milestone.  

The update also addresses security issues:  CVE-2026-2806 (DiD), CVE-2026-2758, CVE-2026-2804, CVE-2026-2787 (DiD), CVE-2026-2757, CVE-2026-2773, CVE-2026-2779 (DiD), CVE-2026-2775, and several others that do not have a CVE designation.

*DiD: This means that a fix is "Defense-in-Depth": It is a fix that does not apply to a (potentially) actively exploitable vulnerability in Pale Moon, but prevents future vulnerabilities caused by the same code, e.g. when surrounding code changes, exposing the problem, or when new attack vectors are discovered.

Pale Moon includes both 32- and 64-bit versions for Windows: Pale Moon for Windows downloads.

Update: To get the update now, select "Help" from the Pale Moon menu at the upper left of the browser window.  Select About Pale Moon > Check for Updates.

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Tuesday, February 24, 2026

February 2026 Non-Security Preview Update for Windows 11

  Microsoft released KB5077241 (OS Builds 26200.7922 and 26100.7922) for Windows 11 versions 25H2 and 24H2. In addition, KB5077239 (OS Build 28000.1643) was released for Windows 11 Version 26H1.

See the referenced KB Articles for information about any quality improvements, new features and the highlights included in the updates.

Update:  To get the update, go to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update. The link to download the update can be found in the Optional updates available section.


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Mozilla Firefox Version 148.0 Released with Security Updates

 Mozilla sent Firefox Version 148.0 to the release channel. 

The update includes fifty-one security updates of which thirty-one (31) are rated critical, seventeen (17) are rated moderate, and three (3) are rated low. The security updates can be reviewed here.

New features and fixes are included in the update.  To review the new features and fixes, see the Release Notes.

Update:  To get the update now, select "Help" from the Firefox menu and pick "About Firefox".  Mac users need to select "About Firefox" from the Firefox menu.  If you do not use the English language version, Fully Localized Versions are available for download.

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Monday, February 16, 2026

Mozilla Firefox Version 147.0.4 Released with Security Update

 Mozilla sent Firefox Version 147.0.4 to the release channel. From what I have located, the latest ESR versions are 140.7 ESR and 115.32.0 ESR.

The update includes one (1) critical security update.

The update also includes a bug fix. To review the fixe, see the Release Notes.

Update:  To get the update now, select "Help" from the Firefox menu and pick "About Firefox".  Mac users need to select "About Firefox" from the Firefox menu.  If you do not use the English language version, Fully Localized Versions are available for download.

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Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Microsoft February 2026 Security Updates

 

The Microsoft February 2026 security updates have been released and consist of 112 new CVEs to Microsoft products.  In addition, there are 62 third-party and chromium CVEs.


Of the Microsoft CVEs released, 5 are rated Critical, 2 are rated Moderate and the rest are rated Important in severity. At the time of release, six are listed as being exploited of which three are publicly known.

The security updates apply to the following products, features and roles: Windows and Windows components, Office and Office Components, Azure, Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based), .NET and Visual Studio, GitHub Copilot, Mailslot FS, Exchange Server, Internet Explorer (!), Power BI, Hyper-V Server, and the Windows Subsystem for Linux.

Information regarding known issues with KBs included in the security updates can be found at the bottom of the page at February 2026 Security Updates - Release Notes - Security Update Guide - Microsoft.

Recommended Reading:  See Dustin Childs complete review and analysis in Zero Day Initiative -- The February 2026 Security Update Review.

Additional Update Notes:

 

References




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Saturday, February 07, 2026

Adobe Acrobat/Reader Update

 

Adobe
Adobe released an update with bug fixes for Acrobat Reader.

Update or Complete Download

Adobe Acrobat and Reader are being updated to version 25.001.21184.  Updates should become available via the internal updater or checks can be manually activated by choosing Help/Check for Updates.  

Reader DC and other versions are available here: https://get.adobe.com/reader/

Note: UNcheck any pre-checked additional options presented with the update. They are not part of the software update and are completely optional.

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Wednesday, February 04, 2026

Mozilla Firefox Version 147.0.3 Released with Updates

  Mozilla sent Firefox Version 147.0.3 to the Release Channel.

New

  • Interoperability improvements for the CSS anchor positioning and Navigation web APIs.

Fixed

  • Fixed a regression where position: sticky elements on some webpages could appear stuck or fail to update while mousewheel-scrolling after certain :hover interactions. (Bug 2010481)
  • Fixed an issue where the Firefox Developer Tools could fail to re-open after using the Inspector’s node picker and reloading a page containing cross-origin iframes. (Bug 2003810)

  • Fixed an issue where the DNS over HTTPS provider settings section could appear as a blank box, preventing users from seeing the current setting or changing it. (Bug 2010501)

  • Fixed an issue on Windows systems with a large number of fonts installed where parts of the Firefox UI (tabs, menus, and Settings) could display garbled characters or symbols instead of readable text. (Bug 2012950)

Update: To get the update now, select "Help" from the Firefox menu, then pick "About Firefox".  Mac users need to select "About Firefox" from the Firefox menu.  For non-English versions, Fully Localized Versions are available for download.

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Tuesday, February 03, 2026

Adobe Acrobat/Reader Update

 

Adobe
Adobe is releasing an update with bug fixes for Acrobat Reader.

Update or Complete Download

Adobe Acrobat and Reader are being updated to version 25.001.211151.  Updates should become available via the internal updater or checks can be manually activated by choosing Help/Check for Updates.  

Reader DC and other versions are available here: https://get.adobe.com/reader/

Note: UNcheck any pre-checked additional options presented with the update. They are not part of the software update and are completely optional.

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Thursday, January 29, 2026

January 2026 Non-Security Preview Update for Windows 11

  Microsoft released KB5074105 (OS Builds 26200.7705 and 26100.7705) for Windows 11 versions 25H2 and 24H2. See the referenced KB Article for information about any quality improvements, new features and the highlights included in the update.

Update:  To get the update, go to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update. The link to download the update can be found in the Optional updates available section.


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Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Mozilla Firefox Version 147.0.2 Released with Security Updates

 Mozilla sent Firefox Version 147.0.2 to the release channel. At the time of this posting, no updates to ESR Versions have been indicated.

The update includes two (2) security updates, one rated critical and one rated moderate.

Several bug fixes are included in the update.  To review the fixes, see the Release Notes.

Update:  To get the update now, select "Help" from the Firefox menu and pick "About Firefox".  Mac users need to select "About Firefox" from the Firefox menu.  If you do not use the English language version, Fully Localized Versions are available for download.

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Thursday, January 22, 2026

Pale Moon Version 34.0.1 Released with Fixes

 Pale MoonPale Moon has been updated to version 34.0.1.  This is a minor release to address some critical issues in the new milestone.

Changes/fixes:

  • Backed out the expat library update for causing memory inflation and browser hang issues on XUL/XML and SVG files with particularly large attributes.
  • Backed out the change of the Javascript PRNG for causing intermittent issues and crashes on 32-bit platforms.

    Both of these issues are being investigated and can hopefully re-land with the next development release.


    Pale Moon includes both 32- and 64-bit versions for Windows: Pale Moon for Windows downloads.

    Update: To get the update now, select "Help" from the Pale Moon menu at the upper left of the browser window.  Select About Pale Moon > Check for Updates.

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    Wednesday, January 21, 2026

    Adobe Acrobat/Reader Update

     

    Adobe
    Adobe is releasing an update with bug fixes for Acrobat Reader.

    Update or Complete Download

    Adobe Acrobat and Reader are being updated to version 25.001.21111.  Updates should become available via the internal updater or checks can be manually activated by choosing Help/Check for Updates.  

    Reader DC and other versions are available here: https://get.adobe.com/reader/

    Note: UNcheck any pre-checked additional options presented with the update. They are not part of the software update and are completely optional.

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