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firefox no longer supports your operating version and will be vulnerable to online attacks

jen.carter
jen.carter
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Hey Firefox,

Long time user, first time writer. Lately, apropos of nothing, I've been getting a pop up stating:

"URGENT! Firefox no longer supports your operating system version and will be vulnerable to online attacks. <a>Learn More</a>"

And that doesn't sound like you guys. I'm using Mac OS 10.5. All my updates have been downloaded, the opening screen of this site tells me I'm up to date. Is this some kind of trick? I also have a screen shot of the occurrence, though not the url.

Please help. Thanks guys,

jen

Hey Firefox, Long time user, first time writer. Lately, apropos of nothing, I've been getting a pop up stating: "URGENT! Firefox no longer supports your operating system version and will be vulnerable to online attacks. <a>Learn More</a>" And that doesn't sound like you guys. I'm using Mac OS 10.5. All my updates have been downloaded, the opening screen of this site tells me I'm up to date. Is this some kind of trick? I also have a screen shot of the occurrence, though not the url. Please help. Thanks guys, jen
  • Question details
    Product Firefox
    System Details
    • Mac OS X 10.5
    • Firefox 16.0

Additional System Details

This happened

Just once or twice

This started when...

Not sure, most recent occurence was 10/28

Installed Plug-ins

  • Version 3.8.1.9672
  • Google Talk Plugin Video Accelerator version:0.1.44.23
  • Shockwave Flash 10.3 r183
  • The QuickTime Plugin allows you to view a wide variety of multimedia content in web pages. For more information, visit the QuickTime Web site.
  • npmnqmp 071303000006
  • RealPlayer Plugin
  • iPhoto6

Application

  • User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10.5; rv:16.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/16.0

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Hey Firefox,
Long time user, first time writer. Lately, apropos of nothing, I've been getting a pop up stating:
"URGENT!
Firefox no longer supports your operating system version and will be vulnerable to online attacks.
<a>Learn More</a>"
And that doesn't sound like you guys. I'm using Mac OS 10.5. All my updates have been downloaded, the opening screen of this site tells me I'm up to date. Is this some kind of trick? I also have a screen shot of the occurrence, though not the url.
Please help. Thanks guys,
jen

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philipp
philipp
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hello jen, i think this is a genuine message, since firefox 16 was the last version which has been released for os x 10.5 and there won't be any future security upgrades for the browser.

Firefox no longer works with Mac OS X 10.5

hello jen, i think this is a genuine message, since firefox 16 was the last version which has been released for os x 10.5 and there won't be any future security upgrades for the browser. [[Firefox no longer works with Mac OS X 10.5]]
James
James
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This will be the min requirements for Firefox 17.0 and newer.

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/17.0beta/system-requirements/ 

Mac
Operating Systems

   Mac OS X 10.6
   Mac OS X 10.7
   Mac OS X 10.8
This will be the min requirements for Firefox 17.0 and newer. https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/17.0beta/system-requirements/ Mac Operating Systems Mac OS X 10.6 Mac OS X 10.7 Mac OS X 10.8
TreeRose
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Long time user and frustrated by this... is the solution to stop using Firefox? Because I certainly can't afford to go buy a new Mac just because I'm not eligible for newer operating system upgrades. My Mac isn't even that old... Suggestions?

Long time user and frustrated by this... is the solution to stop using Firefox? Because I certainly can't afford to go buy a new Mac just because I'm not eligible for newer operating system upgrades. My Mac isn't even that old... Suggestions?