Mozilla is not planning any further security and stability updates for Firefox 2, and recommends that you upgrade to Firefox 3 as soon as possible. It's free, and your settings and bookmarks will be preserved.
Also, the Phishing Protection service will no longer be available for Firefox 2 users. Firefox 3 offers a free Phishing and Malware Protection service, which will continue to protect you from online scams and attacks.
How to turn off Java applets
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By default, Firefox allows Java applets to be executed through your browser. However, you may decide that you do not wish for them to automatically launch in your browser.
To disable Java applets:
- At the top of the Firefox windowOn the menu bar, click on the ToolsFirefoxEdit menu, and select Options...Preferences....
- Select the Content panel.
- Deselect Enable Java. Click OKClose the preferences window.

- Java applets are no longer permitted to launch in your Firefox browser.
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