Old versions of Websense cause startup crashes in Firefox

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  • Revision id: 138795
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  • Creator: philipp
  • Comment: updating to the current situation - please also change the title to smthg like "Old versions of Forcepoint/Websense Endpoint cause startup crashes in Firefox"
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There is a known issue with Forcepoint/Websense Endpoint (enterprise antivirus software) that causes crashing in Firefox. We are working with them to fix the problem. In the meantime, here’s what you can do to continue using Firefox.

Option 1

Forcepoint/Websense Endpoint versions older than 8.2.5 may lead Firefox to crash on startup. Please upgrade Websense to 8.2.5 or a higher version, or work with your IT administrator to upgrade according to Forcepoint/Websense documentation about supported versions.

Option 2

Users affected by this crash can also try switching to the Extended Support Release (ESR) version of Firefox that's available under https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/organizations/.