I have uploaded an updated unofficial variation K-Meleon-F3511 .
It is based on Firefox 3.5.11, Gecko 1.9.1.11/ date 20100701 .
Firefox 3.5 will get security updates till August 2010.
* This is an experimental version, based on Gecko 1.9.1.11 .This KM is based on KM 1.5 .
* My intention is to present an updated 1.9 variation that works in Windows, but also in Linux with wine, where the conditions to work are more difficult for K-Meleon than in Windows.
* This version works only, if you have the files msvcp71.dll, msvcr71.dll and mfc71u.dll in your system or in your K-Meleon main folder.
If you need these dll's, look for them in the Internet. If necessary in Linux, put them into the K-Meleon main folder.
* The profile will be created inside the K-Meleon folder. If you want it inside the ".wine" folder,
because of user rights problems, rename the file profile.ini to profile.ini-renamed before the first start.
* In Linux the URL bar is only usable with more recent wine versions. If you are using a very old wine version, use the URL button to open an URL prompt. A 1.x version of wine for Linux is preferable, to minimize possible crashes. Wine versions higher then 1.1.29 can have problems in older Linux distros with an older libc6 library.
* Opera has been set as user agent, to avoid errors in complex webpages with insufficient browser recognition.
The user agent can be changed in the menu Tools.
* A Javascript button has been added. Reload the page after enabling or disabling javascript.
* Many additional Search Engines in the menu bar, opening in a new window.
* A general startpage is already in the bookmarks.

* Note : This is just a proof of concept, not a polished final version, so some things may not work yet.

* Keyboard shortcuts:
Page back : (right)ctrl + left arrow
Page forward : (right)ctrl + right arrow
Close Window : (right)ctrl + down arrow
Go to home : (right)ctrl + up arrow

Download the zip file at :

http://user.xthost.info/eichhein8/K-Meleon-F3511.zip

If in Vista the Internet is refused using a user account, start it once (but only once) as an administrator.
This should enable Internet access for the user account as well.

Regards to all

Fred

I have found that sometimes the page colors are not loaded, it could be related to win98se though.

very good，thanks!



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/24/2010 01:48AM by txd866.

The download address for K-Meleon-F3511
can now also be found on the page for
unofficial K-Meleons , here :

http://kmeleon.sourceforge.net/wiki/UKmeleon

Fred

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Fred
The download address for K-Meleon-F3511
can now also be found on the page for
unofficial K-Meleons , here :

http://kmeleon.sourceforge.net/wiki/UKmeleon

Fred

that's nice BUT find another site besides XT Host to place your files.

Recent quote from the XT Host main site-

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XT Host will be discontinued!

Please save all your data from your accounts
XT Host will close its service until end of September 2010.
There has been lately too much abuse therefore XT Host will get closed

For 100MB free hosting with PHP & MySQL check out http://dhost.info/

Thanks for the information.
I will upload my variations to a new place.
Xthost should still be working for a while.

Fred

Fred,

I saw some mention of a 3.5.12 version? Not sure.

N

There is a nightly build of FF 3.5.12, so it seems
possible, that a release of 3.5.12 will follow.
The gecko of 3.5.x is usable for variations based
on K-Meleon 1.5 .
Geckos of Firefox 3.6.x can only be used for variations
based on K-Meleon 1.7 alpha.
I have made a working personal test variation based on
FF 3.6.8 and KM 1.7, but as long as 3.5.x is getting
security updates, it is still my first choice.
It is possible, that Firefox will soon release
updated versions, because the browser may be vulnerable
to the so-called "dll bug", that is threatening the
Windows world, where an application is looking for
a dll in the working directory, which can unfortunately
even be in a network, and so therefore would be exploitable
by hackers. The best way to avoid such things seems
to be to download a file and open it on the computer
instead of opening it directly. Not a nice perspective.
A general solution can probably not come from Microsoft,
but only from improved versions of all the concerned
applications.

Regards

Fred

Not may be vulnerable, but FF 3.6.8 is vulnerable as are hundreds of other apps, including some of mine. SIGH.

Who knows what is vulnerable out there right now? I've been focusing on moving to KM 1.6.xxx, but now I have to look at all this other stuff.

N

Some links about the dll problem :

http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Scope-of-DLL-security-problem-widens-Update-1066444.html

http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Microsoft-tool-for-DLL-vulnerability-interferes-with-some-applications-1069540.html

Fred

Slovenian security company found this problem first:

http://blog.acrossecurity.com/

http://www.binaryplanting.com/test.htm

Our company has been conducting an in-depth research on this type of vulnerabilities since November 2008. We first developed a tool for detecting these bugs and then, time permitting, subjected about 220 widely-used applications to the powers of our tool. Initially expecting only a few bugs here and there, we were surprised to find about 90% of the applications vulnerable. And when I say "vulnerable", I mean vulnerable to remote execution in a real-world scenario, without having any privileges on the user's computer. In December 2009, we applied for a patent on many different methods for detecting this type of vulnerability.

Earlier this year, we informed Microsoft about our research, which allowed them to prepare for the publication and possibly provide some solutions for the affected users. And judging from our research results, there will be quite many affected users - we can safely say that all Windows users can at this moment be attacked via at least one remote binary planting vulnerability.

Now, unsurprisingly, we were not the only ones researching this area. Hours after our publication of the iTunes advisory, our respected peer HD Moore disclosed the existence of about 40 so vulnerable apps that he found. While we weren't planning on releasing our research until the end of August, HD accurately Tweeted that "the cat was out of the bag", so it was time for us to disclose some information as well.

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ndebord
Fred,

I saw some mention of a 3.5.12 version? Not sure.

not sure, ndebord? wow.

I'm pretty sure Firefox 3.5.12 will be released the same time as 3.6.9 and possibly Seamonkey 2.0.7, which is scheduled for September 7.



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 09/02/2010 03:10PM by 4td8s.

New download address for K-Meleon-F3511.
Look for it at drop.io/eichhein .
Javascript must be enabled.

Fred