Comments on: How To Stop Automatic Plugin Installations In Firefox http://www.ghacks.net/2009/10/18/how-to-stop-automatic-plugin-installations-in-firefox/ A technology news blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:34:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kiehttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/10/18/how-to-stop-automatic-plugin-installations-in-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-1379621 Kie Sun, 13 Nov 2011 13:05:06 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=17405#comment-1379621 all.js no longer exists It seems Mozilla do not want you to have control over addon installations, they have made it difficult from day one to stop the installations, having to jump through multiple complex hoops just to remove a plugin but no way to stop any new unknown plugins from infecting Firefox. I'm surprised there's anyone who doesn't have trojans right now because most people are browsing the web with out of date addons that have serious vulnerabilities. Why do Mozilla not allow the user control over whether Firefox enumerates plugins? And why do they not pop-up a choice box asking the user if they want any new plugin? Firefox actively searches for Quicktime and many other plugins and will happily allow old vulnerable plugins to run silently allowing a users PC to be infected with all kinds of nasty crap, without ever trying to update or automatically disable the bad plugins. Not to mention zero-day-exploits. Fucking stupid, they should be sued for gross incompetence and clean-up costs. all.js no longer exists

It seems Mozilla do not want you to have control over addon installations, they have made it difficult from day one to stop the installations, having to jump through multiple complex hoops just to remove a plugin but no way to stop any new unknown plugins from infecting Firefox.

I’m surprised there’s anyone who doesn’t have trojans right now because most people are browsing the web with out of date addons that have serious vulnerabilities.

Why do Mozilla not allow the user control over whether Firefox enumerates plugins? And why do they not pop-up a choice box asking the user if they want any new plugin?

Firefox actively searches for Quicktime and many other plugins and will happily allow old vulnerable plugins to run silently allowing a users PC to be infected with all kinds of nasty crap, without ever trying to update or automatically disable the bad plugins. Not to mention zero-day-exploits.

Fucking stupid, they should be sued for gross incompetence and clean-up costs.

]]> By: danhttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/10/18/how-to-stop-automatic-plugin-installations-in-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-1323290 dan Sun, 27 Mar 2011 11:26:17 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=17405#comment-1323290 doesn't work for Firefox 4 - any ideas? doesn’t work for Firefox 4 – any ideas?

]]> By: How To Remove Plugins From Firefoxhttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/10/18/how-to-stop-automatic-plugin-installations-in-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-1201056 How To Remove Plugins From Firefox Sat, 02 Oct 2010 08:38:22 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=17405#comment-1201056 [...] in the Windows Registry, Google Update comes to mind for instance. You can take a look at this guide How To Stop Automatic Plugin Installations In Firefox for an in depth walkthrough, or locate HKLMSoftwareMozillaPlugins or HKLUSoftwareMozillaPlugins [...] [...] in the Windows Registry, Google Update comes to mind for instance. You can take a look at this guide How To Stop Automatic Plugin Installations In Firefox for an in depth walkthrough, or locate HKLMSoftwareMozillaPlugins or HKLUSoftwareMozillaPlugins [...]

]]> By: Taomynhttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/10/18/how-to-stop-automatic-plugin-installations-in-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-1055772 Taomyn Tue, 27 Apr 2010 07:48:21 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=17405#comment-1055772 My tip, rather than comment the all.js entries out, use about:config and set the version values for each you want to disable to "999", that way even after a Firefox upgrade which will re-write that file, the changes stick. Unless it finds version 999 or above, it won't load them. My tip, rather than comment the all.js entries out, use about:config and set the version values for each you want to disable to “999″, that way even after a Firefox upgrade which will re-write that file, the changes stick. Unless it finds version 999 or above, it won’t load them.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/10/18/how-to-stop-automatic-plugin-installations-in-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-972018 Anonymous Tue, 16 Feb 2010 05:32:12 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=17405#comment-972018 thanks ankit. for tips...good.. thanks ankit. for tips…good..

]]> By: Ken Masonhttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/10/18/how-to-stop-automatic-plugin-installations-in-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-969708 Ken Mason Sun, 14 Feb 2010 06:33:57 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=17405#comment-969708 To easily remove any plugin, first install the MR Tech Toolkit add-on. That will show you the actual ID (DLL) for each plugin. To remove any plugin, just search for that DLL in your Mozilla profile folder.and delete it. The next time FF starts, that plugin will be gone! BTW, it also shows you each add-on's ID, and you can go directly to it's install folder. To easily remove any plugin, first install the MR Tech Toolkit add-on. That will show you the actual ID (DLL) for each plugin. To remove any plugin, just search for that DLL in your Mozilla profile folder.and delete it. The next time FF starts, that plugin will be gone!

BTW, it also shows you each add-on’s ID, and you can go directly to it’s install folder.

]]> By: ankithttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/10/18/how-to-stop-automatic-plugin-installations-in-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-912931 ankit Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:23:29 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=17405#comment-912931 well that was good but there is easier way to stop automatic updates 1.open Firefox browser 2.go to tools ----options 3. click advanced tab 4.check ----"ask me what I want to do" under"when updates for Firefox are found" and click "OK" your done well that was good but there is easier way to stop automatic updates

1.open Firefox browser
2.go to tools —-options
3. click advanced tab
4.check —-”ask me what I want to do” under”when updates for Firefox are found” and click “OK”
your done

]]> By: jjhttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/10/18/how-to-stop-automatic-plugin-installations-in-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-903491 jj Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:49:51 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=17405#comment-903491 i hate auto addon crap just stop messing with my stuff and ASK before doing whatever you want to removing .net WPF, java, GOOGLE and any ADOBE crap is just stupid ASK and I MIGHT SAY YES disable and uninstall ARGHH i hate auto addon crap
just stop messing with my stuff and ASK before doing whatever you want to

removing .net WPF, java, GOOGLE and any ADOBE crap is just stupid
ASK and I MIGHT SAY YES

disable and uninstall ARGHH

]]> By: mehttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/10/18/how-to-stop-automatic-plugin-installations-in-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-902073 me Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:52:24 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=17405#comment-902073 Or you can go to options ...advanced...update...and uncheck auto update...and manually do it....! Then you don't have to install anything you don';t want. Or you can go to options …advanced…update…and uncheck auto update…and manually do it….! Then you don’t have to install anything you don’;t want.

]]> By: Gennicehttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/10/18/how-to-stop-automatic-plugin-installations-in-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-901390 Gennice Sun, 18 Oct 2009 19:39:59 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=17405#comment-901390 I have tweaked my Firefox many times and really made it somewhat different by performance and by apperance too, but I did not know about this one... Will definitely give it a try because sometimes I just don't want some of them to install and add up to my RAM... Thanks! I have tweaked my Firefox many times and really made it somewhat different by performance and by apperance too, but I did not know about this one…

Will definitely give it a try because sometimes I just don’t want some of them to install and add up to my RAM…

Thanks!

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]]> By: Transcontinentalhttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/10/18/how-to-stop-automatic-plugin-installations-in-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-901333 Transcontinental Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:08:26 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=17405#comment-901333 Quite wise, thanks Martin. Digging sometimes does lead to non-official alternatives :) Quite wise, thanks Martin. Digging sometimes does lead to non-official alternatives :)

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]]> By: Junkmenhttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/10/18/how-to-stop-automatic-plugin-installations-in-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-901203 Junkmen Sun, 18 Oct 2009 14:30:42 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=17405#comment-901203 Thanks for the tip man, to be honest I did not even notice they (MS) installed their plugin untill I got that notification. Thanks for the tip man, to be honest I did not even notice they (MS) installed their plugin untill I got that notification.

]]> By: How To Stop Automatic Plugin Installations In Firefox :: Edits.me – Blogging about technologyhttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/10/18/how-to-stop-automatic-plugin-installations-in-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-901113 How To Stop Automatic Plugin Installations In Firefox :: Edits.me – Blogging about technology Sun, 18 Oct 2009 12:31:00 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=17405#comment-901113 [...] blog that was founded in 2005 by Martin Brinkmann. Read more from the original source: How To Stop Automatic Plugin Installations In Firefox Categories : Buzz, Tech [...] [...] blog that was founded in 2005 by Martin Brinkmann. Read more from the original source: How To Stop Automatic Plugin Installations In Firefox Categories : Buzz, Tech [...]

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