446279 - After updating a new bookmark to a company is added in the bar.

Status: RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

(Firefox :: Bookmarks & History, defect)

Description

[Tor Johnsson]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; sv-SE; rv:1.8.1.15) Gecko/20080623 Firefox/2.0.0.16
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; sv-SE; rv:1.8.1.15) Gecko/20080623 Firefox/2.0.0.16

I have automatic updates activated. A few days ago when I started Mozilla Firefox I got a message about completed updating and I recognized a new bookmark called "\bjorn" in the bookmarkbar. If i open the bookmark I end up at http://www.bjorn.se/ who is a IT-consultant in Sweden.

I have newer seen this page before and I have not added the bookmark. It cannot been my girlfriend because she does not use my account and she uses IE.

I´m quit worried about this because I don´t like the thought about someone writing updates for Mozilla and in the same time spreading commercials, if that is the case... Maybe it is some kind of virus, i don´t know. But i think you might want to know about it.

I have tried installation of Firefox on my girlfriends computer but it does not show up there.

Best Regards/ Tor, Sweden

Reproducible: Couldn't Reproduce

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I use XP. I mark this Critical because it can hurt the trust for the Mozilla organisation if this is a commercial scam.

Comment 1

[Bob Clary [:bc] (inactive)]

Not a security bug. over to general as well.

We certainly aren't spreading commercials of this type in updates.

I couldn't find any instance of bjorn in the source for Firefox 2 l10n except in the dictionaries.

I installed Firefox 2.0.0.15 Se and updated to 2.0.0.16 and did not see the bjorn link. I can only think either you accidentally created it and didn't notice until after the update or an extension added it.

Do you happen to have a folder on your pc named \bjorn by any chance?

Comment 2

[Tor Johnsson]

I absolutely do not blame the Mozilla org. But i thought that external people might bee involved in developing the program and that one of them might have broken the given trust.

I do not have a folder named \bjorn
I did not use my computer for two days and then the bookmark was suddenly there.
I checked the bookmark backup and it was not there when I turned the of computer.
It is not only a empty bookmark, it leads to a web page i have never visited so it cannot only be a "copy and past" mistake...

Tanks for your time/ Tor

Comment 3

[Tyler Downer [He/Him]]

This bug was reported on Firefox 2.x or older, which is no longer supported and will not be receiving any more updates. I strongly suggest that you update to Firefox 3.6.3 or later, update your plugins (flash, adobe, etc.), and retest in a new profile. If you still see the issue with the updated Firefox, please post here. Otherwise, please close as RESOLVED > WORKSFORME
http://www.mozilla.com
http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Managing+profiles
http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Safe+mode

Comment 4

[Tyler Downer [He/Him]]

No reply, INCOMPLETE. Please retest with Firefox 3.6.x or later and a new profile (http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Managing+profiles). If you continue to see this issue with the newest firefox and a new profile, then please comment on this bug.