Chris Cason wrote:
> I found this article after searching on the subject of an extension that had
> appeared in my Vista firefox install - one that I had not installed, nor been
> asked permission to install. I checked my work PC (XP) and it, also, had the
> extension. I'm surprised there's not more fireworks going off about this, as
> it's precisely the sort of thing that makes IE so much of a trundling disaster
> waiting for a place to happen.
> 
>   http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article08-600
> 
> Bonus: the extension installed by Microsoft has the 'uninstall' option disabled.
> 

On my machine, too.. What a PITA. Not only is it not removable by a 
simple button click, it's configured by default to install software w/o 
prompting the user.

I'm sure the malware creators are happy :/

-- 
~Mike

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