Browser updates: Stuffed security gaps-and µ block turned off

Mozilla has published Security Updates for all currently supported Firefox and Thunderbird versions, Google for the Chrome web browser. Chrome is now also blocking the µblock AdBlocker – but it can be activated again with a few simple steps.

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The Mozilla developers have Firefox in the Versions 136,, ESR 128.8 as well as ESR 115.21 published. In addition, the MailClient Thunderbird is in the Supports 136 as well as ESR 128.8 ready for installation. The security advisors list the security gaps closed in the versions-including some that are considered highly risk and may be misused by attackers for code smuggling. However, none of the gaps is actively attacked.

Google improves weaknesses – and chokes µblock

Google, on the other hand, stuffs According to the release announcement 14 security gaps in the web browser. Only nine of them delivers a brief description, the other gaps were reported and found internally. Only a gap of this is a high risk for chrome users.

However, many should be negative that the browser announces after the restart that the browser extension µblock has deactivated.

Google strongly wants users to leave and remove the expansion because the buttons highlight these actions. However, µblock can be used further, and those affected must click on “Manage”.

In the extension management, the slider is inconspicuously and poorly visible, with which the ad blocker expansion can be reactivated. After clicking on, Google Chrome asks for further confirmation.

With the note that the expansion is no longer supported and it is therefore better to remove it, those affected have to click another “Activate” button in order to reactivate µblock. In the further operation with the expansion, we have not noticed any disturbances or errors.

Google has been working on unpleasant extensions for a long time that the old manifest V2 interface use. Last October, the first users were reported that manifest V2 extensions would no longer work. Of course, this also affects other add-ons, but µblock is by far the most popular victim of this policy. Now Google seems to be pressing through the change in the masses.