NEW Firefox 57.0.4

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NEW Firefox 57.0.4  Has been released by Mozilla. use the Firefox builtin updater       Staged roll out?,    Firefox 57.0.4 breaks compatibility with older versions of the browser and Firefox ESR. Users who want to downgrade are advised to back up their profiles prior to installing the update. Release notes     https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/57.0.4/releasenotes/ 

Speculative execution side-channel attack ("Spectre") fix

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Just an FYI for Firefox ESR v52.x users that Mozilla is still investigating but does not currently believe the ESR (extended support release) will require a patch for these vulnerabilities. See moderator philipp's response in the Firefox thread Patch for Meltdown / Spectre Vulnerability Planned for Firefox ESR v52.5?.
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32-bit Vista Home Premium SP2 * Firefox ESR v52.5.3 * NS Premium v22.11.2.7 * MB Premium v3.3.1

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Here is more info on the fix  https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2018/01/03/mitigations-landing-new-class-timing-attack/

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Hi Krusty I had a Firefox update today on my android cell phone today so I checked for the desktop version. Also I noticed that chrome and opera browsers have released updates too. Note I had to fix the release notes link.

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Gees your quick, ALF60.  laugh  yes