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    Firefox Add-ons attacked


    Posted: 07 Apr 2016

    NoScript and other popular Firefox add-ons open millions to new attack | Ars Technica
    dencal's Avatar Posted By: dencal
    07 Apr 2016


  1. AndreTen
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    Scary!
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  3. BunnyJ
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    Nasty.. thanks for sharing.
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  4. Jody Thornton
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    Of course this will bolster the case for Mozilla to rid of XUL and add-ons. Too bad for Pale Moon users too.
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  6. DooGie
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    Thanks for the heads up on this dencal.
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  7. AndreTen
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    NoScript was just updated. Wonder if this threat was one of the fixes.
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  8. larc919
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    Not worried since I don't use any of the add-ons listed.
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  9. AndreTen
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    larc919 said:
    Not worried since I don't use any of the add-ons listed.
    Not using listed? Or you don't use any add-on? Why do you think that those not listed are safe? This affects almost all of them!
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  10. DooGie
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    Just read another article on this which makes it sound more like a heads up for the extension devs.
    Millions of Firefox users vulnerable to browser extension flaw - IT News from V3.co.uk
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  12. rezpower
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    now the question is what addons are safe to use and which addons should be removed exactly!
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