Mozilla removes popular Firefox add-ons used by nearly a million people
Mozilla removes popular Firefox add-ons used by nearly a million people Mozilla has made changes to Firefox to ensure the browser can call home for updates When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Mozilla’sFirefox browserteam has cracked the whip on maliciousadd-ons, blocking access to them despite their large user base of about 455,000 installations. Mozilla hasn’t shared what led them to the offering software, but its developers discovered that the malicious add-ons were misusing the proxy API in the popularweb browser, which helps govern how it connects to the internet....