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General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: Skuzzy on February 05, 2010, 05:06:38 PM

Title: FireFox users, heads up!
Post by: Skuzzy on February 05, 2010, 05:06:38 PM
Seems a couple of plugins (http://blog.mozilla.com/addons/2010/02/04/please-read-security-issue-on-amo/) have viruses embedded in them.
Title: Re: FireFox users, heads up!
Post by: Wingnutt on February 05, 2010, 05:52:36 PM
(http://pages.suddenlink.net/ja001son/1265402712006.gif)
Title: Re: FireFox users, heads up!
Post by: DREDIOCK on February 05, 2010, 06:26:19 PM
Thats why I dont and wouldnt suggest anyone use any experimental addon.
Firefox usually gives a warning to such effect whenever you go to install an addon Legit or not.
Any addon I add i keep an eye on and make sure its been around for a while.

I dont use a tremendous amount of addons anyway.
AdBlock
NoScript (wonderful little addon)
Add Bookmark Here
New Tab Homepage (automatically brings you to your homepage whenever a new tap is opened. In my case Google)
Down them all (enables you do download any or everything on a page at once. comes in handy for the AH skins. Click on the ones I want, Click download, and ZAP! Sure beats downloading them one at a time)

Image zoom -exactly what it infers
Title: Re: FireFox users, heads up!
Post by: Denholm on February 05, 2010, 10:39:34 PM
Wow. Thanks for the warning. Just goes to prove security is an active not a passive process.
Title: Re: FireFox users, heads up!
Post by: DREDIOCK on February 06, 2010, 09:12:50 AM
Wow. Thanks for the warning. Just goes to prove security is an active not a passive process.

Definately.
And definitely a good post and warning to all who are a little less selective as to what addons they use.
Im less interested in the "cool" factor then I am in the function factor.