Closed Bug 1540868 Opened 6 years ago Closed 6 years ago

Extension Block Request: SearchLock

Categories

(Toolkit :: Blocklist Policy Requests, task)

Product:
Toolkit
Component:
Blocklist Policy Requests
Type:
task
Priority:
Not set
Severity:
normal

Tracking

()

Status:
RESOLVED FIXED

People

(Reporter: zitrobugs, Assigned: TheOne)

Details
Extension name SearchLock
Extension versions affected <all versions>
Platforms affected <all platforms>
Block severity hard

Reason

Search hijacking
After installing this extension, it is not possible anymore to use google search or bing search, because it redirect to results.searchlock.com

Extension GUIDs

@searchlock-fx
Assignee: nobody → awagner
Status: NEW → ASSIGNED
Type: defect → task

I am confirming that we should block this add-on for the following reasons:

  • Search hijacking
  • Remote script injection

Clones:

@searchlock-staging-automation
@searchlock-automation
@searchlock-fx
@searchlock-staging
jid1-vRJA7N8VwBoiXw@jetpack

The block has been staged. Philipp, can you please review and push?

Flags: needinfo?(philipp)

Done

Status: ASSIGNED → RESOLVED
Closed: 6 years ago
Flags: needinfo?(philipp)
Resolution: --- → FIXED
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