Mozilla has released Firefox 98.0.1. This browser update is a response to the Russian attack on Ukraine. According to the release notes for Firefox 98.0.1, Mozilla has removed two Russian websites from its browser.

Mozilla writes:

*Yandex and Mail.ru have been removed as optional search providers in the drop-down search menu in Firefox.

If you previously installed a customized version of Firefox with Yandex or Mail.ru, offered through partner distribution channels, this release removes those customizations, including add-ons and default bookmarks. Where applicable, your browser will revert back to default settings, as offered by Mozilla. All other releases of Firefox remain unaffected by the change.*

Yandex and mail.ru

If Yandu was previously selected as the default search engine, it will be replaced by Google. Yandex is a search engine and web portal. Mail.ru, on the other hand, makes various internet offers available, for example a mail client and a search engine. Firefox 98.0.1 does not include other new functions and not even bug fixes or security updates.

Innovations of Firefox 98

According to the Mozilla Bulletin, the earlier release of Firefox 98 has a total of seven security gaps, four vulnerabilities are rated high and some are rated moderate.

With Firefox 98 there is a fundamental change in the download manager. Starting with Firefox 98, downloads are downloaded immediately and the user is no longer asked in which folder a download should be saved. Right-clicking on a download in the download panel displays several options in the context menu. This includes the option of displaying the folder in which a download was saved (via: Show in folder). Additionally, there are the self-explanatory options Go to download page, Copy download link, Delete, Remove from history and Clear list.

The corresponding setting for the Download Action can be found in the Firefox settings under General and Files and Applications. The general download folder can be specified here. In addition, you can also specify what should happen with certain downloads. For example, that a PDF file should be opened in Firefox or another application that supports PDFs immediately after downloading. You can also choose to automatically open a JPG file in an image editor after downloading it.

If a download is started, the download panel is also displayed automatically. In comparison to the past, you can simply continue surfing and won't be interrupted while surfing the web by Firefox asking what should happen with a download.

If you have already installed Firefox, it is best to use the update function integrated in Firefox. This will automatically provide you with the update Firefox 98 as soon as it is available for your Firefox.