The security patch that Mozilla issued this past Tuesday is the last one that will be shipped for version 2 of Firefox. Version 2.0.0.19 is the end of the road for this old version.
[Added] Actually, there may be one more coming very soon, if it's not already available, to take you to v.2.0.0.20. Do Help → Check for Updates if you don't have automatic notification turned on. This patch is a patch to the last patch, in which one fix was left out, as I understand it. But this will definitely be the end of work on version 2.
You should consider upgrading to Firefox 3 as soon as possible. You don't want to be surfing the Web with a browser that won't be getting any more attention paid to possible new security holes. If v3 put you off upon initial release, chances are, whatever you complained about back then has been fixed. Or can be, with a suitable adjustment via Tools → Options or about:config. I've been using it since June, and I'm still happy. Plus, version 3.1 is scheduled to be released soon (second beta already available; the latest stable release is v.3.0.5), and this new version is supposed to be speedier still.
(h/t: Brian Krebs)
Oh, and btw: You did install the latest patch for IE, right? Even if you primarily use Firefox? Good. That's what I thought.
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