- http://annoyances.org/exec/show/article08-600
- Sneaky Microsoft plug-in puts Firefox users at risk
- Mozilla advice disabling the plugin
- Microsoft Update Quietly Installs Firefox Extension
- Extra info on the attack surface for the IE security bulletin
Even if you have the upgraded version of that plugin, better disable it especially if you are not a Java developer!
Let’s start
- Yahoo Application State Plugin – it may crash the browser if you have Adblock Plus installed
- Microsoft DRM Plugin – both of them
- Windows presentation foundation plugin
- Google Talk Plugin – if you don’t use Google Talk in your browser
- Google Talk Video Accelerator Plugin
- Google Update Plugin
- Java development toolkit plugin – Extremely high risk!
Some plugins are adding huge overhead to your browser. After disable them my Firefox loads in only 2 seconds!
- Mozilla default Plug-in – This is safe
- Shockwave Flash plug-in – This may be unsafe; it has a nasty bug-related history also. Unfortunately we need that dreadful Flash plugin to see SOME websites.
- Windows media player – Needed for some websites that have video content – Very unsafe
- Java Platform – Needed rarely for some websites – Unsafe