1354240 - Block McAfee Anti-Spam Thunderbird Extension v2.0 for Thunderbird 52.x

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Toolkit :: Blocklist Policy Requests, defect)

Description

[Wayne Mery (:wsmwk)]

+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #1286368 +++

Extension name: McAfee Anti-Spam Thunderbird Extension
Extension UUID: {[e-mail]}
Extension versions to block: <= 2.0
Applications, versions, and platforms affected: Thunderbird 52.*
Block severity: soft

Reasons: addon causes topcrash bug 1281610 for Thunderbird 52.0 (anticipate newer versions of 52.x will also crash). This #1 crash is at a rate 10x the #2 ranked crash. See  https://crash-stats.mozilla.com/topcrashers/?product=Thunderbird&version=52.0&days=3

Like bug 1286368, I expect volume will decreased over time because affected users will give up. 

I worked closely with McAfee (Intel) in fall 2016 (and earlier) to connect them with multiple users who were crashing, so they could generate a fix. For whatever reason a fix never emerged from that process. 95% of users I contact about this crash, the problem is immediately solved when they disable the addon.

Need this ASAP

Comment 1

[Jorge Villalobos [:jorgev] (he/him)]

Andreas, please review and push.

Comment 2

[Jorge Villalobos [:jorgev] (he/him)]

(Forgot to mention, the block has been staged)

Comment 3

[Andreas Wagner [:TheOne] [use NI]]

The block is now live.