Today I allowed Microcrap to update Vista. And by mere chance a few minutes later I saw that the great benevolent entity had stuck microcrap into my Firefox. In my add-on list was: Microsoft .NET Framework Assistant - whatever the hell that is.
And Microcrap - surprise - made it impossible to get rid of it easily - the add-on's uninstall button was disabled. Inside Firefox it could only be disabled - not gotten rid of. Sheesh. As far as I know - there's no easy way to get rid of it.
Here's a technical way using Regedit: How to uninstall Microsoft .NET Framework Assistant from Firefox - wyday.com
If you don't already know what "Regedit" is - you'll have to google for an easier way...
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ClickOnce - WikipediaA recap
Description
ClickOnce enables the user to install and run a Windows application by clicking a link in a web page.
Firefox extensions
Starting with .NET 3.5 SP1 and Firefox 3, a Firefox extension is automatically installed when an update of the .NET framework is installed. This extension can be uninstalled only by editing the Windows Registry.
- Microcrap force installs an add-on into my Firefox.
- Microcrap only allows the add-on to be unistalled through technical means.
- The add-on allows nasty behavior on my computer with as little as me clicking a link.
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