Firefox Add-Ons Include Trojan

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Just a quick note that 2 Mozilla Firefox Add-Ons were found to include a little more than bargained for in the form of Windows-based trojan malware. To be sure, these weren't the most popular add-ons in the catalog, with only around 4,600 downloads between the 2 infected offerings.

These add-ons were available for download from the Mozilla site. This only goes to underscore the importance of having your local scanners active and up to date. You shouldn't blindly download, install or run code from any website, vendor or media regardless of its intentions or reputation. "Trust but verify," seems to apply here.