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firefox says add-ons are up to date but windows security says not

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I get a message from McAfee that the vulnerability scanner found new updates. Adobe reader 11.0.8.4, Java runtime environment 1.7.0: update_67, Flashplayer for IE 15.0.0.167 and Flashplayer 15.0.0.152. When I look at my add-ons it says these are up to date.What should I do?

I get a message from McAfee that the vulnerability scanner found new updates. Adobe reader 11.0.8.4, Java runtime environment 1.7.0: update_67, Flashplayer for IE 15.0.0.167 and Flashplayer 15.0.0.152. When I look at my add-ons it says these are up to date.What should I do?

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Those particular add-ons are plugins, and the plugin check page usually will flag the ones that need updating:

https://www.mozilla.org/plugincheck/

However, it's definitely not perfect.

For Adobe Reader, last time I checked, Adobe wants Vista users to stay on the Adobe Reader X series. To update Adobe Reader, I suggest using its Help menu, Check for Updates. This also will refresh the browser plugin if needed.

For Java, you can use this page: http://www.java.com/en/download/testjava.jsp

For Flash, you can use this page: http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/ (detects current browser)

For both Java and Flash, keep an eye out for unwanted extras and uncheck the boxes as needed.

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Footnote: The plugincheck page doesn't check your IE ActiveX controls, so if you every use Flash in IE, you'll need to handle that update separately.

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My plugin page says they are up to date. There are some "unknown" plugins but only gives and option to research them.Don't know what that means

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Hi cawlady1, Mozilla gets updated plugin version information from some software publishers. When it doesn't have that kind of information, it will show a research button.

I guess if there is a conflict between McAfee and the plugin checker, you may have to see where McAfee's link takes you to figure out why they're different. I don't use McAfee myself.