updating plugins. Sigh.

Firefox, Flash, and Java have been updated lately. Those should be updated on your computer too, if you haven't done that in the last two days:

For each install, you have to download the file, then find the file on your computer (right-click on the file in the Firefox downloads window and select open containing folder) and double-click the file to run and install it.

Check flash: http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/
Install Flash: http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/191/tn_19166.html#main_ManualInstaller
(this is the manual installer, a much simpler install, and you don't have to uninstall old versions unless they are really old - you do have to install flash twice, once for IE, once for all other browsers).

Check/install Java: http://www.java.com/en/download/installed.jsp?detect=jre&try=1
(be sure to UNCHECK the Yahoo Toolbar in the installation process!)

Install Firefox: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/
Thanks for doing this as this helps prevent malware on your computer, and thus all the other computers!

Firefox has a "plugin check" which is also really useful:
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/plugincheck/

I know, I know, I know... this takes time, but not as much as recovering from a virus trashing your machine and your data.