Attention Firefox Users!

Papa_Complex · 03-30-2009, 09:59 AM

You'll want to know this. Microsoft, in their infinite wisdom (which is oh, so much superior to ours, donchaknow) decided that they would install something into Firefox during a recent update. It's their software installation service, which has been a major pain in the ass from a security standpoint.

http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article08-600

Mr Lefty · 03-30-2009, 10:06 AM

ghey... but what exactly does it add?

Librarian · 03-30-2009, 11:12 AM

Papa_Complex, what about just going into FireFox --> Tools --> Add-ons and clicking on "Disable" for the .NET add-on? Is this a sufficient fix? I don't like editing the registry if I can at all avoid it.

Papa_Complex · 03-30-2009, 11:37 AM

.Net is a communications VM and manager for specific content programmed to use the .Net interface. I generally think of it as Microsoft proprietary content. A lot of software seems to be tying into it.

If you can get to the disable/uninstall in plug-ins, then go for it. The main complaints are that people find they CAN'T do that, and that it's installed without their knowledge.

AquaPython · 03-30-2009, 11:56 AM

interesting - i followed the instructions

askmrjesus · 03-30-2009, 03:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AquaPython

interesting - i followed the instructions

Girl.

JC

zed · 03-30-2009, 01:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Librarian

Papa_Complex, what about just going into FireFox --> Tools --> Add-ons and clicking on "Disable" for the .NET add-on? Is this a sufficient fix? I don't like editing the registry if I can at all avoid it.

I didn't see anything there to disable for .NET

Librarian · 03-30-2009, 02:23 PM

You may not have the .NET update yet that installs this thing. It's fairly new.

03-30-2009, 09:59 AM	#1
Papa_Complex Nomadic Tribesman Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Brampton, Canada Moto: '09 ER-6n Posts: 11,150	Attention Firefox Users! You'll want to know this. Microsoft, in their infinite wisdom (which is oh, so much superior to ours, donchaknow) decided that they would install something into Firefox during a recent update. It's their software installation service, which has been a major pain in the ass from a security standpoint. http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article08-600 __________________ "Everything's better with pirates." - Lodge, "Dorkness Rising" http://www.morallyambiguous.net/

03-30-2009, 11:12 AM	#3
Librarian Helmets Optional Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Massajuices Moto: '85 K100 and a DL650AK9 Posts: 155	Papa_Complex, what about just going into FireFox --> Tools --> Add-ons and clicking on "Disable" for the .NET add-on? Is this a sufficient fix? I don't like editing the registry if I can at all avoid it. __________________ One man's theology is another man's belly laugh. -- Robert A. Heinlein What's the point of wearing your favorite rocketship underpants if nobody ever asks to see 'em? -- Calvin (Calvin & Hobbes)

03-30-2009, 11:37 AM	#4
Papa_Complex Nomadic Tribesman Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Brampton, Canada Moto: '09 ER-6n Posts: 11,150	.Net is a communications VM and manager for specific content programmed to use the .Net interface. I generally think of it as Microsoft proprietary content. A lot of software seems to be tying into it. If you can get to the disable/uninstall in plug-ins, then go for it. The main complaints are that people find they CAN'T do that, and that it's installed without their knowledge. __________________ "Everything's better with pirates." - Lodge, "Dorkness Rising" http://www.morallyambiguous.net/

03-30-2009, 02:23 PM	#8
Librarian Helmets Optional Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Massajuices Moto: '85 K100 and a DL650AK9 Posts: 155	You may not have the .NET update yet that installs this thing. It's fairly new. __________________ One man's theology is another man's belly laugh. -- Robert A. Heinlein What's the point of wearing your favorite rocketship underpants if nobody ever asks to see 'em? -- Calvin (Calvin & Hobbes)

03-30-2009, 10:06 AM	#2
Mr Lefty TWFix Legend Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Denver CO Moto: 01 BMW F650GS Dakar Posts: 15,677	ghey... but what exactly does it add?

03-30-2009, 11:56 AM	#5
AquaPython put it THIS way Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 3,185	interesting - i followed the instructions