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To: Utilizer

Do Firefox/IE add-ons have the same vulnerabilities?


2 posted on 01/20/2014 9:59:50 AM PST by Dr. Sivana (“The only thing that can save us is if Kerry wins the Nobel prize and leaves us alone.”-Moshe Yaal)
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To: Dr. Sivana

Not so far, from what I read at the ars technica site. Only Chrome. However, that may simply mean that none has yet been discovered on the other browsers so I thought this important enough to make others aware and begin checking their own extensions for possible similarities.


3 posted on 01/20/2014 10:02:36 AM PST by Utilizer (Bacon A'kbar! - In world today are only peaceful people, and the mooslimbs trying to kill them-)
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To: Dr. Sivana; Utilizer

Actually, Firefox may be at risk. Extensions, by their very nature, use Chrome as an executable mechanism. If you ever go to configure one of your extension in Firefox, for instance, you may notice the URL line starts with chrome:\\

Better safe than sorry.


31 posted on 01/21/2014 4:45:05 AM PST by rarestia (It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
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