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If you don't make the yahoo toolbar optional instead of an automatic 'X' in the install box, I'm uninstalling your brouser, I'm sick of this ****

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Issue

I have another kind of problem with Firefox

Description

Stop auto installing the yahoo tool bar. If i want **** like that, I'LL click the **** box to do that. yahoo treats that box like a suicide bomber's 'dead man switch.' STOP IT! STOP IT! STOP IT!

This happened

Every time Firefox opened

doing add on updates

Firefox version

3.6.3

Operating system

Windows Vista

User Agent

Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US; rv:1.9.2.3) Gecko/20100401 Firefox/3.6.3 ( .NET CLR 3.5.30729)

Plugins installed

  • -Delivery Network Acceleration by BitTorrent™
  • Adobe PDF Plug-In For Firefox and Netscape "9.3.2"
  • Default Plug-in
  • NPRuntime Script Plug-in Library for Java(TM) Deploy
  • Shockwave Flash 10.0 r45
  • Adobe Shockwave for Director Netscape plug-in, version 11.5
  • Picasa plugin
  • Yahoo Application State Plugin version 1.0.0.7
  • 3.0.50106.0
  • Office Live Update v1.5
  • NPWLPG
  • Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) plug-in for Mozilla browsers
  • Google Updater pluginhttp://pack.google.com/
  • Java(TM) Platform SE binary
  • Next Generation Java Plug-in 1.6.0_20 for Mozilla browsers



...edited by moderator for offensive language. aw

== Issue == I have another kind of problem with Firefox == Description == Stop auto installing the yahoo tool bar. If i want **** like that, I'LL click the **** box to do that. yahoo treats that box like a suicide bomber's 'dead man switch.' STOP IT! STOP IT! STOP IT! == This happened == Every time Firefox opened == doing add on updates == == Firefox version == 3.6.3 == Operating system == Windows Vista == User Agent == Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US; rv:1.9.2.3) Gecko/20100401 Firefox/3.6.3 ( .NET CLR 3.5.30729) == Plugins installed == *-Delivery Network Acceleration by BitTorrent™ *Adobe PDF Plug-In For Firefox and Netscape "9.3.2" *Default Plug-in *NPRuntime Script Plug-in Library for Java(TM) Deploy *Shockwave Flash 10.0 r45 *Adobe Shockwave for Director Netscape plug-in, version 11.5 *Picasa plugin *Yahoo Application State Plugin version 1.0.0.7 *3.0.50106.0 *Office Live Update v1.5 *NPWLPG *Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) plug-in for Mozilla browsers *Google Updater pluginhttp://pack.google.com/ *Java(TM) Platform SE binary *Next Generation Java Plug-in 1.6.0_20 for Mozilla browsers <br/> ''...edited by moderator for offensive language. aw''

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Firefox itself doesn't install any extensions or toolbars by default. If you have installed other software then it is possible that they add such add-ons.

If you have AVG software then see: AVG Antivirus and Security Software - AVG Security Toolbar Help New Tab Search

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I pay for Webroot, no AVG on my machine. I have added extensions, but if this is a risk that is involved with using the browser, I'm deleting it. I am already upset that so much software tried to sneak in Yahoo tool bars y default, I have zero tolerance for this crap.

My policy on that is to do without that sort of software that tries to get me to click through to install the Yahoo garbage no matter how much I wanted or needed it.

I won't use Yahoo because of this "the end user is stupid and we are aggressive" approach they have to spreading their presence on the Internet.

Thanks for the info, now if you will excuse me I hav a browser to delete.

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Your list of plugins shows the Yahoo Application State Plugin version 1.0.0.7. This plugin is installed along with Yahoo Messenger. To remove the plugin, see the instructions here, Firefox crashes when using Yahoo Mail or here: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firefox_crashes#Yahoo.21_Application...