Mozilla hosts malware disguised as add-ons
Mozilla confirmed this week that they were not capable of detecting malware disguised as two add-ons for Firefox: Sothink Web Video Downloader 4.0 and Master File. According to the company, the trojan horses infected about 6,600 PCs, but they were already removed from the official add-ons site for Firefox.
You may read more about this matter here:
- http://news.cnet.com/webware/?keyword=Trojan
- http://www.baboo.com.br/conteudo/modelos/Mozilla-hospeda-malwares-disfarcados-como-add-ons_a37889_z410.aspx
- http://www.wizcrafts.net/blogs/2009/11/mozilla_firefox_updated_to_version_355.html
- http://news.cnet.com/8301-13880_3-10081925-68.html?tag=mncol;title
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