Closed Bug 863385 Opened 11 years ago Closed 11 years ago

Blocklist RapidFinda add-on

Categories

(Toolkit :: Blocklist Policy Requests, defect)

Product:
Toolkit
Component:
Blocklist Policy Requests
Platform:
x86_64
Linux
Type:
defect
Priority:
Not set
Severity:
normal

Tracking

()

Status:
RESOLVED FIXED

People

(Reporter: kmag, Unassigned)

References

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Details

A new piece of crapware silently installed by Fun4IM. Injects some extra ads into Google results (where they're indistinguishable from ordinary results except for a light gray "Ads" label above them: https://people.mozilla.com/~kmaglione/images/f0c33812d7a7124d.png). Might do other stuff too. I was apparently confusing most of its functionality with the Default Tab add-on installed alongside it.

The first time I uninstall it and then restart, it's back, but without the Remove button. I can then disable it. I suppose that means they're installing it once globally and once in the profile.

It also does not restore autoDisableScopes after being installed. In fact, the default value remains set at 0, seemingly because the following have been added to my profile's defaults/preferences/prefs.js file:

pref("extensions.autoDisableScopes", 0);
defaultPref("extensions.autoDisableScopes", 0);
lockPref("extensions.autoDisableScopes", 0);

The ID seems to be randomly generated: lbmsrvfvxcblvpane@lpaezhjez.org
Sorry, it looks like it was a PC Backup installer deceptively linked from the top left of that page that I installed, rather than Fun4IM. The issues are the same, however.
Blocked: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/blocked/i342
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 11 years ago
Resolution: --- → FIXED
Product: addons.mozilla.org → Toolkit
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