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Firefox 21 tells me I should update to Adobe Reader 10.1.7 despite already doing so, and this mismatch is not the first time this has happened, but why?

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This refers to the Plugins section and the updating option. In two previous versions of Firefox the plugins check tells me I need to update to a specific version of Adobe Reader, despite the fact I have laready done so. Does this mean Firefox is vulnerable, or Reader? Is it a problem or just a software glitch. Bearing in mind the complexity of Reader (which I need for work related reasons) I hope this doesn't indicate a serious issue rather than a transient one.

This refers to the Plugins section and the updating option. In two previous versions of Firefox the plugins check tells me I need to update to a specific version of Adobe Reader, despite the fact I have laready done so. Does this mean Firefox is vulnerable, or Reader? Is it a problem or just a software glitch. Bearing in mind the complexity of Reader (which I need for work related reasons) I hope this doesn't indicate a serious issue rather than a transient one.

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hello, i think this is just a glitch in the plugin check website - your system details also show that you're using adobe reader 10.1.7 which is the most up-to-date version available for windows vista, so you can safely ignore the warning on mozilla's plugin-check page (which is likely looking for reader version 11.0.3 which adobe hasn't made available for windows vista though).

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hello, i think this is just a glitch in the plugin check website - your system details also show that you're using adobe reader 10.1.7 which is the most up-to-date version available for windows vista, so you can safely ignore the warning on mozilla's plugin-check page (which is likely looking for reader version 11.0.3 which adobe hasn't made available for windows vista though).

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Many thanks for that. Sounds entirely reasonable to me. It's not actually causing any problems that I can see but I don't like browsers throwing up issues that make no sense! Will see if it disappears in subsequent versions of Firefox. all best.