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FireFox users beware: A spyware is disguising itself as a valid FireFox extension

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Firefox released an update today so that might have been fixed already.
 
Only a dumbass would install an extension claiming to be from wal-mart, and luckily the general IQ of a Firefox user is higher than dumbass ;)
 
wazzledoozle said:
Only a dumbass would install an extension claiming to be from wal-mart, and luckily the general IQ of a Firefox user is higher than dumbass ;)
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LOL sooo true thnx for the insite in that one
 
Solaris17 said:
LOL sooo true thnx for the insite in that one
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I know plenty of FireFox users that I personally don't consider all that "Smart" (whatever that means)... this isn't directed YOUR way personally guys, it is just an observation is all.

I am FAR from the "smartest guy going" out there... believe you me. I know people that outright dust my doors in intelligence & success.

Still, I can show you proofs, that Opera is a faster browser, as well as more secure!

2 widely used & referred to FAIR-HANDED, & multiplatform tests bear this out...

Am I "smarter" for using it? The proofs are available for me to produce here, if you like. Just ask... I can produce them in seconds for your reference.

Think about it - that's like saying "If you buy foreign vehicles, you are smarter" & yes, in some ways? You are... you get a better more durable product, because foreign manufacturers are into reputation & it is the MOST powerful selling point there is.

(They like their profit, but that comes with better product & word-of-mouth... not short-terms profits stock market portfolio oriented greed, & shoddy "product obsolescence" built products)

In the long haul, buying foreign cuts your national/local economy to shreds, leads to downsizing, & comes RIGHT BACK to companies practicing it - if folks don't have disposable income (cash in wallet, liquid immediate spendable cash)? Who's going to buy your products? Inventories pile up, folks get fired, & thus a circle of shit begins.

Greed... all greed, & short term thinking!

APK

P.S.=> Mainly, this thread post of mine was about warning folks who may NOT be "110% supergeeks" & such... that's all! apk
 
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Opera is nice, but there are some Firefox extensions I just cant live without.
 
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