Firefox At Risk Due to Sneaky Microsoft Plug-In

[exfileme]

A secret plug-in installed by Microsoft puts Firefox users at risk of a malicious attack.

Firefox At Risk Due to Sneaky Microsoft Plug-In : Read more

 

[megamanx00]

Yeah, I already disabled it. I'm not surprised.

 

[ssalim]

Fucking Microsoft.

 

[Guest]

WTF. I just looked this up in my plugins and disabled it. Don't put shit on my computer without my permission micro-dicks.

 

[warezme]

as if .NET was f*cked up enough, now this

 

[cookoy]

but the critical update release last tuesday (KB974417) will fix the problem? i don't have .net FW 3.5 installed and auto update is off, so i'm safe? don't see any MS WPF in my plug-ins list. guess the cyberwar already started and i'm just collateral damage. if you're not with me, then you're against me!

 

[the_krasno]

I disabled this on my XP computer as soon as I read this.

 

[tektek]

How i crave the old BBS days.... ascii this and ascii that!

 

[maigo]

Stupid M$, stay off my computer!

 

[Guest]

What's the purpose of this plugin?

Surely it must do something. Please write that in Toms.

 

[dingumf]

I really dislike the quality of Tom's Guide's articles.

WHAT IS THE PLUG-IN SUPPOSED TO DO?

 

[alikum]

This plug-in allows Silverlight to be run I believe.

 

[Kelavarus]

... Pff. Couldn't care less. Sucks for people that go to malicious websites, the most malicious site I visit is a crappy article on Tom's.

 

[bustapr]

How do I check plug-ins, so I can disable this right now?

 

[Guest]

If only my pc games could run off of linux.

 

[alikum]

On a side note, if you think this plug-in poses a danger, think again! Javascript poses a greater danger than this yet all browsers come with JS enabled by default. Clearly, this article or Kevin is being biased.
I can at anytime write a JS code that makes you download malicious software unintentionally when you visit my site. The same goes for this plug-in. SO what's the big deal here? Just don't visit untrusted/untested sites!

 

[Guest]

Firefox is already disabling the plug-ins automatically. Nice.

 

[mrmez]

M$ dishes out another e corporate cock shafting.
Nice work boys. As if the general public dont already mistrust you.

At least Apple dont piss in my pocket and tell me its raining.

 

[clickwir]

Yes yes, F microsoft for doing this. True. However it's open that anyone can just drop a file into Firefox and call it a plugin. I'm not saying I blame Mozilla Firefox, but this is a perfect example of why Firefox should take more control over what is allowed to be added and there should ALWAYS be a way to Disable or Uninstall.

 

[clickwir]

If you go get an addon from Firefox's repository, you get a dialog confirming you want to install it. The same should be true for something that tries to be added outside of that process. If I download Uncle Johns Widget plugin and don't have Firefox running, but it tries to alter Firefox to slip itself in... next time I start Firefox I should be asked if I want to allow it. And if I say yes, there must always be a Disable and Uninstall options. Always.