Software Update: FileZilla 3.9.0.6

Version 3.9.0.6 of the open source FTP client FileZilla has been released. FileZilla is small, simple and yet complete. The program is popular due to its low system resource load. However, a common complaint is that passwords are stored unencrypted on the computer. FileZilla is available for Windows, Linux, and OS X, and can be downloaded from this page be downloaded in different versions. Be careful of other sources as there are modified versions floating around the internet that contain malware. In version 3.9.0.6, the following improvements have been made:

Fixed vulnerabilities:

• Disabled support for legacy SSL 3.0 to address the POODLE vulnerability in SSLv3. (CVE-2014-3566)

Bug fixes and minor changes:

• Fixed generic proxy support in IPv6 environments
• Small improvements of control sizes on high-dpi displays
• OS X: Fix Drag&Drop while holding down the Ctrl key (or equivalent)
• Fix potential crash dragging files over an empty list