[Infowarrior] - Microsoft explains mystery Firefox extension, "fixes" update

[Richard Forno]

(c/o MS)

Microsoft explains mystery Firefox extension, "fixes" update

By Emil Protalinski
Ars Technica

Microsoft has fixed the distribution scope of a toolbar update that,
without the user's knowledge, installed an add-on in Internet
Explorer and an extension in Firefox called Search Helper Extension.
Microsoft told us that the new update is actually the same as the old
one; the only difference is the distribution settings. In other
words, the update will no longer be distributed to toolbars that it
shouldn't be added to. End users won't see the tweak, Microsoft told
Ars, and also offered an explanation on what the mystery add-on
actually does.

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http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2010/06/microsoft-explains-mystery-firefox-extension-fixes-update-1.ars