Plugin check 'Update Now' link redirects to itself

Google Earth Plugin is vulnerable and has an 'Update Now' link. It just redirects to itself.

I clicked on "http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/plugincheck/"; it showed Google Earth version "7.1.1.1871" as "up to date". I noticed that one of my Adobe plugins needed to be updated, so I clicked on the "Update Now"; updated the application and went back to the "http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/plugincheck/" and it still shows that it needs to be updated. I suspect I need to close Firefox and restart Firefox. I'll let you know once I restart.
Update: Yep, the restart was the issue. All of my plugins are showing "up to date". I stand corrected; I didn't restart Firefox when I made my comment. I will correct my original with a note to restart Firefox before checking on the plugin status.
I went to www.google.com, clicked on "Maps" and when the map display selected "Earth". It worked, I was able to view my home.
I clicked on "http://www.google.com/earth/plugin/error.html" and it displayed ""There was a problem with the Google Earth Plugin. Please try reloading the page." I would just ignore the message; I am a user, not tech support.

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This is because Adobe dropped support for Windows XP after 11.0.0.8. You will need to either update your OS, or find another PDF reader.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/reader/apsb14-20.html

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