Windows 10: Firefox Add-ons attacked

NoScript and other popular Firefox add-ons open millions to new attack | Ars Technica

:)

 

Browser opens in MSN (Firefox)

Then, to recap, when Firefox opens

[1] one tab is MSN and one tab is the ISP homepage?

Or

[2] One instance of Firefox opens to the homepage and another instance of Firefox opens to MSN?

Have you checked Firefox add-ons to see if there's a MSN add-on?

Have you checked the Firefox home page(s)?

Don

 

Microsoft Edge

I personally think firefox is subject to malware attacks.

 

Nasty.. thanks for sharing.

 

Of course this will bolster the case for Mozilla to rid of XUL and add-ons. Too bad for Pale Moon users too.
*Sad

 

Thanks for the heads up on this dencal.

 

NoScript was just updated. Wonder if this threat was one of the fixes.

 

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!

 

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

 

now the question is what addons are safe to use and which addons should be removed exactly!

 

Uh, difficult question.
Second article says "It is not clear whether the flaw has actually affected any users, as the researchers demonstrated it only as a proof-of-concept."

So, don't panic, but who knows?

 

My thoughts exactly. The lists don't specifically say what is safe and what isn't.

Looking at mine I'm only using three extensions at the moment.
Adblock Plus
Download Status Bar
BBCodeXtra

 

I'm using only 3 that I've been using for years: Ghostery, Hide Tab Bar With One Tab and Status-4-Evar.

 

And the cited article wasn't telling, that not listed add-ons are safe. Just that one of the ten most popular isn't affected. Most of the other are not safe either.