Another Reason to Backup - Software Updates Other Programs
Posted by Administrator (admin) on Jun 01 2009
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A security update for a Microsoft Windows component installed on a vast quantity of computers has quietly installed an extra add-on to Mozilla's Firefox Web browser.  And it looks like the .NET update that automatically installs its own Firefox add-on that is difficult -- if not dangerous -- to remove, once installed.

And Microsoft has disabled the "uninstall" button for the extension. What's more, Microsoft says the only way to get rid of this thing is to modify the Windows registry, an exercise that -- if done imprecisely -- can cause Windows systems to fail to boot.

As so aptly put by Brian Krebs at the Washington Post, "This kind of makes you wonder what else MS is installing without your knowledge.".

Indeed...  And what happens if you make a mistake disabling this plugin?  Well, it'd be kinda nice to have a backup of all your data we would think.  A large percentage of data loss events are due to software corruption.  And around here we think having to edit the Windows registry to remove something we didn't ask for in the first place makes if more likely to corrupt your data due to software.

Just another reason to back your systems up with OPENRSM CloudBackup... 

Last changed: Jun 01 2009 at 7:05 PM