Microsoft`s Sneaky Firefox Add-On Installation - Fixing the Problem
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After news of the Firefox add-on hit the web, Microsoft was obviously feeling the wrath of thousands - if not millions - of their users. So, what did they do? They issued apatch, naturally. The update patches Windows systems so that the Firefox add-on that was installed by Microsoft can be easily uninstalled without having to modify the Windows registry.
It is a remedy, but not a perfect one, seeing as how anyone who disabled the add-on instead of manually removing it will now have to re-enable the add-on before they can remove it for good. Sound confusing? It’s really not, though it is annoying.
If you’re one of the many who’s been affected by this Firefox add-on and disabled it after problems occurred, you will want to download the add-on once again and install it on your PC. You can check all of your add-ons from the Firefox menu, which is where the .NET Framework Assistant add-on should now be visible.
You’ll have to restart your computer, but once you have, you should notice that the add-on has been reinstalled, which means the uninstall tab will once again be accessible instead of grayed out. After clicking the uninstall tab and saying yes to the prompt, you’ll be well on your way to getting rid of the add-on for good.
The original service pack users may have installed before the patch was made available also included another Firefox plug-in entitled "the Windows Presentation Foundation plug-in for Mozilla browsers." If a user had disabled that plug-in after they installed the .NET service pack, using the patch will re-enable that plug-in as well -- this of course is another frustrating aspect, even for the fix.
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