Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2011 11:25:20 -0700 From: Chad Perrin <perrin@apotheon.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: OT: C|Net's Download.com adware, spyware, malware hijinkx. Message-ID: <20111211182520.GA7023@hemlock.hydra> In-Reply-To: <707ADED8-5417-429B-8EB1-D541068BE710@d3photography.com> References: <CANLX3yhxwO-ExLOFpXJOJ5n6B0shtEz8FN_7sQZSeOf12_pKwA@mail.gmail.com> <258382C6-4904-44EE-86D4-1F8F97559983@d3photography.com> <20111209190305.c6bc60cf.freebsd@edvax.de> <49B5BAFE-22AE-4AB0-A3FD-51FF9B1722DC@d3photography.com> <20111210073017.7e24a5aa.freebsd@edvax.de> <707ADED8-5417-429B-8EB1-D541068BE710@d3photography.com>
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On Sun, Dec 11, 2011 at 05:32:00AM -0600, Ryan Coleman wrote: > On Dec 10, 2011, at 12:30 AM, Polytropon wrote: > > On Fri, 9 Dec 2011 13:05:05 -0600, Ryan Coleman wrote: > >> > >> So, wait, Firefox is Malware? Did you notice that with FF4 > >> they changed it so that you didn't get prompted on launch > >> it overrides your default but instead it's a checkbox inside > >> the installer? > > > > I've never installed something in "Windows" so my > > opinion has limited fact-backup here. I don't even > > see from your post _what_ they changed in FF4 - the > > default browser? The home page? Additional toolbars? > > Some advertising? Hmmm… > > You no longer are prompted on first load of the program to change your > default browser. That's done for you on the installation program. > > Which is *EXACTLY WHAT I SAID* I understand your point, but what you said exactly was only that it "overrides your default", and not what default was overridden.
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