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Firefox Plug-In Checker is not working correctly, can I stop it from running?

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Firefox Plug-In Checker starts every time I start Mozilla. However, it keeps showing the same plug-ins each time as being not updated. I update every time but it still keeps coming back. Can I disable the plug-in checker?

Firefox Plug-In Checker starts every time I start Mozilla. However, it keeps showing the same plug-ins each time as being not updated. I update every time but it still keeps coming back. Can I disable the plug-in checker?

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You can correct this issue by forcing the file blocklist.xml to update or wait until Firefox updates the file.
That update will remove the severity="0" flags in the file that cause the problem.

See:


  • Bug 663722 - The blocklist output is including severity="0" where it shouldn't be