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Old 6th February 2010
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Default Mozilla overlooked malware-laced Firefox add-ons

Because we are called upon regularly to fix problems with Windows :

from http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/02...ox_extensions/

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Two Firefox add-ons available for months on Mozilla's website infected users with malware that stole passwords and opened a backdoor on Windows machines, the open-source browser maker has confirmed.
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