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Mozilla - Malware with your browser? Here you go.
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This thread's last reply is from February 14, 2010, 8:25 PM UTC. Software, malware, and removal-tool
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Sludge3000
Two Firefox add-ons available for months on Mozilla's website infected users with malware that stole passwords and opened a backdoor on Windows machines, the open-source browser maker has confirmed.
The Register >
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/02/05 ... xtensions/
Mozilla blog >
http://blog.mozilla.com/addons/2010/02/ ... ue-on-amo/
melboy
Update
Last week, we disclosed two instances of suspected malware in experimental add-ons on AMO. Since that disclosure, we’ve worked with security experts and add-on developers to determine that the suspected trojan in Version 4.0 of Sothink Video Downloader was a false positive and the extension does not include malware.
