835665 - Blocklist Coupon Companion Plugin add-on

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Toolkit :: Blocklist Policy Requests, defect)

Description

[Kris Maglione [:kmag]]

+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #835664 +++

This is a drive-by install that comes with the Yantoo add-on. I have no idea what it does, but its installer bypassed about:newaddon, and if I was asked to install it at all, I didn't notice.

This add-on has approximately 130K daily users.

ID: [e-mail]

Comment 1

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

Is it the same as this one? http://coupon-companion.com/

Comment 2

[Kris Maglione [:kmag]]

That one has a different ID, but it also bypasses about:newaddon on install: [e-mail]

They do seem to be the same company, though, and that's the site that the installer links to for the TOS.

Comment 3

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

I just sent a message to them through their contact form. Let's give them some time to reply.

Comment 4

[Florian Bender]

User story: https://input.mozilla.org/de/opinion/3579900

Comment 5

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

Blocked:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/blocked/i314
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/blocked/i312