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How to STOP automatic updating of 4.0

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PKGentry
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4.0 *SUCKS* -- I might as well have IE (which, btw, I'm on right now because of 4.0). How do I stop Firefox from automatically (without even asking - rude!) updating?

Honestly, if FF updates me again and causes me to reinstall, much as it pains me, I'm moving to Google Chrome.

4.0 *SUCKS* -- I might as well have IE (which, btw, I'm on right now because of 4.0). How do I stop Firefox from automatically (without even asking - rude!) updating? Honestly, if FF updates me again and causes me to reinstall, much as it pains me, I'm moving to Google Chrome.

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Xircal
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Go to Tools | Options | Advanced | Update (tab) and checkmark "Ask Me What To Do" in the centre menu.

But sometimes it's in your own interests. For example, v3.6.16 which you appear to have installed is a vulnerable to exploits. There was a security breach at Comodo which is an SSL certificate provider recently whereby a number of fraudulent certificates were inadvertently issued. These allow a hacker to impersonate any site including online banking and the Firefox version you're running at the moment will not warn you that the site is a fake. The fraudulent certificates were blacklisted in v3.6.17 and beyond.

For more info, see http://blogs.comodo.com/it-security/data-security/the-recent-ra-compromise/