This page presents you with details about the newest features of the SecuTix Firefox Kit.
FAQ
Where can I download the SecuTix Firefox Kit ?
Download the installer : https://engineering.secutix.com/firefox-kit/LATEST_installer.exe
How can I know which exact version I'm using ?
Go to the "Help" menu of Firefox (can be either a classic menu like in the screenshot below, or in the top right menu under ) and click "Troubleshooting Information".
In the result, look for the "User Agent" line:
Changelog
Bishorn V1 (Firefox ESR 78.x, OpenJDK 8u232)[ Bishorn_V1_installer.exe][ MD5][ Bishorn_V1.zip][MD5]
- Updated 2021/01/19
- Firefox ESR 78.6.1
- Fixed the add-on icon, added a feature to open the specified homepage, in case the Windows GPO are specifying another homepage
- Updated 2020/12/07:
- Firefox ESR 78.5
- In order to bypass the homepage set by the GPOs, the homepage url is now automatically injected in the command line of firefox
- It is now possible to add a separate file [customer_config.jsm] in the folder FireFoxPortableESR\App\Firefox to tune some parameters
- Some anti-viruses were blocking the executable SilentCmd.exe, even through it was built by SecuTix. It has been replaced by a home made program, which is specific to SecuTix.
- Updated 2020/12/07 to set update channel to "none". Following security changes in firefox, administrator settings can override update policies and force firefox updates through GPO and registry (https://github.com/mozilla/policy-templates/blob/master/README.md#DisableAppUpdate)
Changing the update channel prevents detection of firefox updates - Because of changes in Oracle JRE licence, the kit now comes with OpenJDK, Corretto (AWS) version
In consequence, the kit now contains- a new secured way to download the device drivers agent
- a new way to manage network proxies in the device drivers agent
GabelHorn V1 (Firefox ESR 60.x, Oracle jre-8u201) [Gabelhorn_V1_installer.exe]
- Updated the 2019/09/27 to fix the language used by Firefox, which was not the one chosen during the installation in shared mode
- Updated the 2019/07/20 to add Multi-Account Containers extension and make workstation identification .exe use .net 4.0
- Updated the 2019/07/04 to fix the language used by Firefox, which was not the one chosen during the installation
- Updated the 2019/07/02 to fix the proxy used to download the device drivers, and fix some files not removed during uninstall/reinstall
- Updated the 2019/06/24 to include fix for FireFox CVE-2019-11707: Type confusion in Array.pop (Firefox 60.7.2esr)
- Updated java Oracle 8u201
Whymper V3 (Firefox ESR 60.x, Oracle jre-8u192) [Whymper_V3_installer.exe]
- Updated the 2019/09/27 to fix the language used by Firefox, which was not the one chosen during the installation in shared mode
- Updated the 2019/07/20 to add Multi-Account Containers extension and make workstation identification .exe use .net 4.0
- Updated the 2019/07/04 to fix the language used by Firefox, which was not the one chosen during the installation
- Updated the 2019/07/02 to fix the proxy used to download the device drivers, and fix some files not removed during uninstall/reinstall
- Updated the 2019/06/24 to include fix for CVE-2019-11707: Type confusion in Array.pop (Firefox 60.7.2esr)
- Now the device drivers uses the proxy configured in firefox to configure the device driver's proxy
- Administrator rights are not asked anymore when installing in a user writeable folder
- Portable Zip version is available: (urls like https://engineering.secutix.com/firefox-kit/Gabelhorn_V1.zip)
- It is now possible to specify the homepage (Silent installer: /HomePage=... )
- New workstation identifier add-on for Firefox Quantum
- Updated to java Oracle 8u192