Hello,
Just did a virus scan and got the following listed as adware ;
followonsearch_at_mozilla.com.xpi
The file address is here ;
C:\Users\Windows7\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\s4aphmxj.default-1445320282788\features\{87495b26-64d8-4819-9ce5-bdf7c6ee5d87}
Is that just Mozilla counting my searches or something dodgy?
Thanks for any help.
Is followonsearch@mozilla.com.xpi adware ?
- malliz
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Re: Is followonsearch@mozilla.com.xpi adware ?
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1369832
System Telemetry
System Telemetry
What sort of man would put a known criminal in charge of a major branch of government? Apart from, say, the average voter.
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Re: Is followonsearch@mozilla.com.xpi adware ?
Malliz,
Cheers. So nothing to worry about then?
My Windows Firewall blocked something from Firefox the other day. Not sure what. Maybe a coincidence.
What would happen if i remove that file?
Thanks again.
Cheers. So nothing to worry about then?
My Windows Firewall blocked something from Firefox the other day. Not sure what. Maybe a coincidence.
What would happen if i remove that file?
Thanks again.
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Re: Is followonsearch@mozilla.com.xpi adware ?
Not too sure you can uninstall system XPI's too successfully and it will only re-install on the next upgrademoz8 wrote: What would happen if i remove that file?
What sort of man would put a known criminal in charge of a major branch of government? Apart from, say, the average voter.
"Terry Pratchett"
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Re: Is followonsearch@mozilla.com.xpi adware ?
Hopefully this will answer your question :moz8 wrote: Is that just Mozilla counting my searches or something dodgy?
https://blog.mozilla.org/data/2017/06/0 ... n-firefox/
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Re: Is followonsearch@mozilla.com.xpi adware ?
Deleteing it from the installation directory and maybe you profile should work. You would loose nothing but Mozilla would loose some data to base arbitrary decisions which do not make sense anyway on
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Re: Is followonsearch@mozilla.com.xpi adware ?
CCleaner application can "disable" those unwanted internal browser add-ons. That way they will stay disabled while removing/deleting them is just a temporary solution, because every update reinstalls them again.
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Re: Is followonsearch@mozilla.com.xpi adware ?
waste of time, money and energy into features mozilla wont supply. why care mozilla about search when they dont offer a search machine? co-op with whom and why?
i dont believe this simple "telemetry" lies any longer. mozilla did not care for ages, why now?
i dont believe this simple "telemetry" lies any longer. mozilla did not care for ages, why now?