Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 1st Jun 2009 11:04 UTC, submitted by Rahul
Microsoft is really making it hard not to distrust them, aren't they? We already talked about Mono and Moonlight this weekend, and now we're notified of something else. Apparently, the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1, released earlier this year, installs a Firefox extension which could not be uninstalled easily (registry hacking was needed). To make matters worse, this extension came with a pretty big security hole (at least, that's what everyone says). A newer version of this extension has been pushed out in May, which can be uninstalled the proper way. As it turns out, Firefox apparently has a limitation in that extensions installed at the machine level (instead of the user level) cannot be uninstalled from within the extensions GUI.
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2005-07-14
How is this malicious software?
It's not Thom who needs to rethink his choice of words, it's you.
ok call it software that install without user permission... but as they say.. the road to hell is paved with good intentions. It was not malicious per se but open the door to others.
I installed .NET but would have never agree to that extension (it happens that I saw it this morning - before this news and uninstall it right away)