View Full Version : Dodgy add-ons for Firefox
frostbite
8th Feb 2010, 19:54
Worth a read if you use FF
Mozilla dumps infected add-ons, issues warning - ZDNet.co.uk (http://news.zdnet.co.uk/security/0,1000000189,40030189,00.htm)
call100
8th Feb 2010, 23:53
I believe they were both from the 'experimental' area of the add-ons. Only a comparatively few downloads had occurred, 17,000 of one and 600 of the other. Good news that they have been removed and the threat neutralised..:ok:
Yeah, add-ons of various kinds are the biggest security hole in any web browser: even without malicious attacks, just look at the number of security holes in Flash, Adobe PDF and Realplayer plugins. Firefox should really make NoScript part of the browser so there's no reason for most people to even have to think about installing anything else.