To avoid that Firefox users running the browser with the browser as well as regarded as problematic for either security or stability of the browser, Mozilla has a list of such well as to automatically blocked when the browser is started. Firefox loads at regular intervals automatically download an updated version of the list.
Two of the additions that this week was on the list was Microsoft's. NET Framework Assistant and Windows Presentation Foundation, which earlier this year appeared on the list of installed browser extensions, with many using Firefox on Windows. The extension was installed as a part of. NET Framework 3.5 SP1, which many have installed via Windows Update.
Browser plugin. NET Framework Assistant allows websites to offer. NET ClickOnce functionality in Firefox. This functionality makes it, in turn, enable users to install and run a Windows application by just watch on a link on a website.
Many Firefox users disliked that this supplement was more or less automatically installed, but worse was that it could not be replaced again in any simple way. To disable it, however, was possible. Microsoft has responded to criticism and offers on this page a method to remove the browser add-on.
On this basis, and conversations with Microsoft, added Mozilla. NET Framework Assistant and Windows Presentation Foundation to the list of blocked add-on as well. Your browser alerts about this right after reading the list again, something many Firefox users have noticed.
Microsoft removed the vulnerabilities in the Firefox add-on Tuesday last week, but Firefox has so far not been able to check whether users have installed sikkerhetsfiksen or not. It has, according to News.com led to a resurrection of the administrators in companies that use the functionality this browser add-on offers. Mozilla's Mike Shaver discussed this topic on Twitter yesterday with András Velvárt and Justin Angel, who both have connections to Microsoft.
Mozilla removed, according to Shaver. NET Framework Assistant-browser add-on from the blocked list yesterday, because Microsoft now specifies that it should not be possible for malicious exploiting the add. Mozilla will also make it easier for users, especially businesses, to override the blocking mechanism.
