Mozilla to discontinue firefox for windows xp and vista in June 2018

Mozilla is one of the few companies that still offers a web browser for Windows XP. Your browser is currently part of the Firefox 52 ESR channel (short for Extended Support Release).

However, today Mozilla has announced that both Windows XP and Windows Vista will be without support for Firefox in June 2018. The company recommends users upgrade to newer versions of Windows before then.

With ESR support, Firefox only receives security updates for Windows XP and Vista. Also, this version does not take advantage of the new functions that are in the latest versions of the browser.

Windows XP is still very popular

Like Internet Explorer, Firefox no longer receives any new updates in Windows XP. However, users will be able to browse the web with ease until June 2018.

“We are announcing that June 2018 will be the end date of support for Firefox on Windows XP and Vista. As one of the few browsers that continues to support XP and Vista, Firefox users using these platforms will receive security updates until then. Users should not take additional actions to receive these updates, ”said Mozilla.

Windows XP continues to have a market share of approximately 5%. Despite not receiving security updates since April 2014, there are still users who use it. The only patch he received in these 3 years was an emergency update that fixed the WannaCry vulnerability.

However, Windows XP is used by companies and organizations that have implemented other security systems, such as restrictions to block internet connection or limited connectivity to internal networks.

Of course, this does not mean that these systems are protected from hackers. The best thing to do is always update to the Windows versions that continue to receive official support from Microsoft.