Re: Microsoft may be Firefox's worst vulnerability

["Terry Anderson" <terrya@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The difference is that Acrobat tells you during the install process that
it is installing the plug-in.  MS did it without the users knowledge or
permission.


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message: 4
date: Wed, 3 Jun 2009 16:28:24 +0200
from: Lukas Beeler <lukas.beeler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
subject: Re: [PCTECH] Microsoft may be Firefox's worst vulnerability

On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 16:13, Douglas Handy <dhandy@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> If it installs itself without asking or disclosure, than by all means
a
> resounding yes.

How about Acrobat Reader, which automatically installs an IE or a
Firefox plugin?

Neither .NET 3.5 SP1 installs automatically (you have to opt-in into
Microsoft Update) nor does Skype or Acrobat Reader. But all of them
install Browser extensions.