619525 - Proxy defaults to "Use system proxy settings"

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Firefox :: Security, enhancement)

Description

[Dave B.]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.1; en-US; rv:1.9.2.13) Gecko/20101203 Firefox/3.6.13 ( .NET CLR 3.5.30729)
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.1; en-US; rv:1.9.2.13) Gecko/20101203 Firefox/3.6.13 ( .NET CLR 3.5.30729)

Many of today's malware will set a proxy in Windows. I think Firefox default on proxies should be "No proxy" seeing as how if one wants to use a proxy he/she should know how to change this option.

Reproducible: Always

Comment 1

[Matthias Versen [:Matti]]

>Many of today's malware will set a proxy in Windows
And how should it stop the malware to change the Firefox settings to use their proxy ?

Comment 2

[Dave B.]

It won't stop the malware, it will allow them to access internet so they can try to remove the malware. I think it just makes sense to be set not to use a proxy as most users don't know what a proxy is.

Comment 3

[Matthias Versen [:Matti]]

Your last posts makes no sense to me.
>It won't stop the malware, it will allow them to access internet so they can try to remove the malware.

If malware installs a proxy, the malware can change Firefox settings to use this proxy. That is no difference to the situation we have now.
That malware installs a proxy is new to me. Malware usually installs a LSP or a keylogger.

>most users don't know what a proxy is.
That is the reason why this is set to use the system settings.
Many companies use a proxy and with the "use system settings" they can use Firefox without knowing anything about proxies.

Comment 4

[u279076]

Based on Matthias' comments, I think this is probably WONTFIX.  Moving to Enhancement Requests for the meantime.