squarefree.com— The reason why Firefox has a count down before letting a user install an extension is because of security. By doing this it prevents malicious software from automatically installing on your system.
Aug 25, 2006View in Crawl 4
Oh, yes. A message box counting down from three is EXACTLY the same as an operating system crash.You Microsoft haters annoy me. Sure, I'm not in love with them either, but you don't need to jump on every chance you've got to bash on them.
Great information, but incredibly obvious.When I first saw it, I thought it was for certifications. As in, certified extensions would install right away, non-certified would require three seconds. Then I researched it and found out otherwise. :P
Man, this is an intense article. The most interesting part was this:"I(t) surprises me that these users were not able to figure out the security hole given the fix. Ironically, advanced users are the most susceptible to these attacks, because they type and double-click faster than they react to unexpected stimuli."
many people on digg cant spell extension(s) correctly. while there are many spelling errors, 'extention(s)' is high on top. just an observation of mine.
I thought that if you typed anything, it would click 'no' and if you clicked it, you could instantly install it. If that's not how it does work, it should work that way.
sigma419Aug 26, 2006
Oh, yes. A message box counting down from three is EXACTLY the same as an operating system crash.You Microsoft haters annoy me. Sure, I'm not in love with them either, but you don't need to jump on every chance you've got to bash on them.
Closed AccountAug 26, 2006
I actually thought it was downloading the extension... my bad
slackwiseAug 26, 2006
Great information, but incredibly obvious.When I first saw it, I thought it was for certifications. As in, certified extensions would install right away, non-certified would require three seconds. Then I researched it and found out otherwise. :P
hharrelsonAug 26, 2006
Man, this is an intense article. The most interesting part was this:"I(t) surprises me that these users were not able to figure out the security hole given the fix. Ironically, advanced users are the most susceptible to these attacks, because they type and double-click faster than they react to unexpected stimuli."
cl1mh4224rdAug 26, 2006
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cwcheangAug 26, 2006
many people on digg cant spell extension(s) correctly. while there are many spelling errors, 'extention(s)' is high on top. just an observation of mine.
kirkioAug 26, 2006
I thought that if you typed anything, it would click 'no' and if you clicked it, you could instantly install it. If that's not how it does work, it should work that way.
mookiexlAug 26, 2006
Probably doesn't do anything when story's on front page. But enough lame reports should prevent it from getting there. But i'm not sure.
Closed AccountAug 26, 2006
malicious programs doesnt have patience.
nirozAug 27, 2006
this article brought to you straight from the ministry of obvious things.
eroltooyAug 28, 2006
it's just added another differences between firefox & IE...
dunstdunstOct 24, 2006
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Closed AccountNov 30, 2006
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Closed AccountJul 25, 2007
Go to about:configChange local_install.disableInstallDelay to true