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Microsoft Hides Firefox Extension In Toolbar Update

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the because-they-can dept.

Jan writes "As part of its regular Patch Tuesday, Microsoft released an update for its various toolbars, and this update came with more than just documented fixes. The update also installs an add-on for Internet Explorer and an extension for Mozilla Firefox, both without the user's permission."

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  1. Microsoft hides... by Chameleon+Man · · Score: 5, Funny

    Microsoft hides extension in awkward zipper malfunction.

    (Sorry, it's one of those mornings)

    1. Re:Microsoft hides... by Red+Flayer · · Score: 5, Funny

      (Sorry, it's one of those mornings)

      What, one of those mornings where you wake up, roll out of bed, step on a rusty nail that protrudes from the floorboards, limp to the bathroom, have the cold water stop during your shower so you get scalded, the toilet gets clogged and overflows, the coffeemaker shorts out and starts a small fire in your kitchen, your dog eats something bad and barfs all over your feet, and then you get your penis caught in your zipper?

      Wait, that is not really analogous to this update... that kind of morning is more analogous to installing windows in the first place.

      --
      "Trolls they were, but filled with the evil will of their master: a fell race..." -- J.R.R. Tolkien on Olog-hai
  2. Re:Again? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's more like them installing a public bathroom on the roof of your car where the plumbing consists of an open pipe directly over the driver's head.

    At least that's how I view toolbars.