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Firefox says I need plugin updates Plugins are listed as Netscape plugins am I supposed to use these for Firefox

AnonymousUser
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Firefox says my plugins need updating. When I look at the plugin update page it says these are Netscape plugins. Do I need to use these with Firefox? I have 3.6 installed.

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Just once or twice

== Today

Firefox says my plugins need updating. When I look at the plugin update page it says these are Netscape plugins. Do I need to use these with Firefox? I have 3.6 installed. == This happened == Just once or twice == Today

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the-edmeister
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Yes.

cor-el
cor-el
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Your plugins list shows outdated plugin(s) with known security and stability risks.

  1. Java Plug-in 1.5.0_06 for Netscape Navigator (DLL Helper)

Update the Java plugin to the latest version. See http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp#jdk (you need JRE)