Re: [PCWorks] Firefox security flaw courtesy of Microsoft
- From: "Clint Hamilton-PCWorks Admin" <PCWorks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pcworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2009 05:13:55 -0500
Yeah I just noticed that when I opened FF. I was brought to
this page:
https://www.mozilla.com/en-US/blocklist/
I noticed on that list a plug-in or two that I use but that's
NEVER caused any problems for me. I think it's bad idea for
Mozilla to automatically-by-their-own-accord disable extensions
without the user's express consist. That's a M$ type of stunt.
Just because something may cause a crash on one PC does NOT
means it's going to do so on ALL PC's, and that decision should
be left up to US, not them. In fact, I just checked my
"Add-ons" list and I see these people have somehow REMOVED my
Apple Quick Time plugin, and Daemon Tools Toolbar"!! That is
UNACCEPTABLE. Now I also see many that are disabled because
they are not compatible with v3.5.3, yet I was given NO WARNING
that ANY of my extensions were not compatible when I upgraded!!
Mozilla is getting more and more like M$.
-Clint
God Bless,
Clint Hamilton, Owner
http://www.OrpheusComputing.com/Halloween-sales-specials.html
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----- Original Message -----
From: "John Eichenlaub"
Firefox blocked this installation on my laptop. (I have Firefox
version 3.5.3....)
John.
****
> From: "Ben Moore" <
> I just read this article
> http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?pF14&tag=nl.e589
> about a Microsoft plug-in that has been silently installed in
> most Firefox
> installations with .NET 3.51 sp1. It opens Firefox to a .net
> security flaw.
> MS recently fixed the .NET problem but left the plug-in in
> Firefox.
> Interesting ....
>
> Read the article and then you may want to disable the Windows
> Presentation
> Foundation plug-in in Firefox.
>
> Ben Moore
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