Chris Cason <del### [at] deletethistoopovrayorg> 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.
>
> -- Chris

Thanks for the warning! (I'm using Windows XP SP3 and Firefox 3.0.5--I don't
think I've yet downloaded the newest FF version.) I have Auto-Updates active
(but to 'show me first before installing'--I hope!)

I took a look at the website link, followed the instructions to find this
extension (looking at Tools/Add-Ons/Extensions in Firefox), and I didn't see
the extension there. In fact, there's nothing at all there. Looking under
Plugins, I didn't see it either, and all the plugins have an active 'disable'
button.

If I've followed the instructions correctly, I haven't yet been hit by this. But
I guess I can assume that this bizarre extension *will* be coming my way soon?

Ken W.

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