Posted: 3/6/2009 1:16 PM
Post subject: .NET 3.5 SP1 update installs Firefox plugin without asking
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Warp
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I thought I'd post this here as well, if someone is interested: http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article08-600 In summary: The newest .NET framework automatic update silently installs a Firefox plugin which may compromise the system security, without asking the user. While the plugin is not hidden, it has the uninstall option disabled, and removing it is complicated.
Posted: 3/6/2009 1:32 PM
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moozooh
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Annoyances.org! Man, what a great idea for a site. :D
Warp wrote:
Edit: I think I understand now: It's my avatar, isn't it? It makes me look angry.
Posted: 3/6/2009 1:35 PM
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evilchen
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what a creepy way to make unexpierienced users think firefox sucks as much as ie oO thanks for the info ill take a look at home
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Posted: 3/6/2009 2:24 PM
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nesrocks
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Wow!!! bastards!
aka Nesrocks http://www.youtube.com/user/UoBtExFODA https://nesrocks.com https://twitter.com/bitinkstudios
Posted: 3/6/2009 5:24 PM
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ShinyDoofy
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What were they thinking?!
Posted: 3/6/2009 5:37 PM
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Dromiceius
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What were they thinking?!
Ostensibly, that the 10% of users technically literate enough to give a shit are irrelevant to their bottom line. And more power to them, I say. If I needed another example of Microsoft's blatant contempt of their users to keep me from buying Windows 7, this would be it.
Posted: 3/6/2009 7:38 PM
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Ver_Greeneyes
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HAH, because I use Minefield (Alpha build of firefox) it was deemed incompatible and disabled. I still got rid of it though. This is exactly the mentality that lead to my driver signing woes (as described in this post).
Posted: 3/6/2009 9:28 PM
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SwordlessLink
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Thanks for bringing this up. *removes it*
Posted: 3/9/2009 11:56 PM
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flagitious
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You might want to edit into the title that the plugin is harmful, at first I saw title and thought, who cares?
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Posted: 3/10/2009 1:08 AM
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Sticky
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microsoft wins again!
adelikat wrote:
I very much agree with this post.
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Forget party hats, Christmas tree hats all the way man.
Posted: 3/10/2009 8:03 PM
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Warp
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flagitious wrote:
You might want to edit into the title that the plugin is harmful, at first I saw title and thought, who cares?
An article title actually has a maximum length limit. I already had to shorten it a lot compared to what I originally wanted to write in it...