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Firefox is changing this because malware injects itself into Firefox using this mechanism. Power users who really want to install unsigned addons can switch to
by mccr8 11y ago
Firefox is changing this because malware injects itself into Firefox using this mechanism. Power users who really want to install unsigned addons can switch to the Developer Edition.
- eitland 11y agoI have cleaned my share of malware infections and I can't think of one were the attack vector seemed to be FF. Now we seem to be nerfing the beast because someone might do stupid things.
- zackboe 11y agoI worked in university IT for a year, focused on student's personal machines. A good majority of malware we experienced installed extensions and reconfigured browser preferences. I understand why Mozilla and Google have done similar things to restrict extension installation, but can't help but think there has to be a better way for users who know what they're doing.
- azakai 11y agoYou may not have seen one yourself, but browser vendors have data on this: there is a lot of malware out there that infects browsers. Browsers are putting a lot of effort into preventing this, they wouldn't do it if they didn't have clear information showing the problem was serious.
- nikbackm 11y agoI don't doubt that malware adds browser extensions, but is that the initial infection vector or just installed later after the malware is already in place?
- khc 11y agothe problem with that is the developer edition is also firefox nightly. Power users don't always want the absolute latest :-P