Malware Found in Mozilla Firefox Add-Ons
Thousands of Windows users can download a Trojan in a number of popular accessories for embedded systems and are usually free of errors, which affect the open source web browser.
As it grew in popularity, is open source web browser Mozilla Firefox, a broad ecosystem additions proposed to expand its functionality. It turns Out, however, that the same ecosystem can also potentially expose users to risk. Mozilla today showed that adds some of its content on addons.mozilla.org (AMO) website, Trojans. As a result, if a user installs Windows add-ons that would be malicious programs that can steal your data have been infected.
Infected with two modules Version 4.0 Sothink Web Video Downloader, and all versions of Master Filer Download Manager.
“This vulnerability is known to affect the window Firefox, only if you have version 4.0 or filter, or a master Sothink Web Video Downloader,” Mozilla said in a blog than to confirm the safety problem.
Mozilla recommends that Windows users may be potentially affected counted by thousands, is running an antivirus program, and you will not only remove the victim to remove Trojan added.
According to Mozilla Master Filer 600 was loaded twice, while Sothink Web Video Downloader has been downloaded 4000 times. Mozilla fixes Master Filer, January 25, 2010, Sothink Web Video Downloader 2 February 2010.
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