Closed
Bug 804847
Opened 12 years ago
Closed 11 years ago
Funmoods.com add-on bypasses about:newaddon and requires an opt-in to revert homepage and search engine changes on uninstall
Categories
(Toolkit :: Blocklist Policy Requests, defect)
Tracking
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RESOLVED
WONTFIX
2013-11-12
People
(Reporter: kmag, Assigned: jorgev)
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Details
I was looking into the Wizebar software that's been causing trouble recently, and I came across this, which is developed by the same company (which also seems to develop the Babylon toolbar). It bypasses about:newaddon and requires opting in in the install dialog if you want to revert your original homepage and default search, and opting out of them being changed in the first place.
I'm not sure if opting in to reverting them on uninstall works. They certainly aren't reverted otherwise, though.
Installation dialog: https://people.mozilla.com/~kmaglione/images/47c5f4fbe06bf6c7.png
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Comment 1•12 years ago
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What is the homepage changed to?
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Comment 2•12 years ago
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Don't say I didn't warn you if it gives you a seizure-inducing animated gif:
http://searchfunmoods.com/?f=1&a=wbst&chnl=&cd=2XzuyEtN2Y1L1QzutDzztDtDtByB0AyE0ByE0EzytDyBtB0DtN0D0Tzu0CtBzyyBtN1L2XzutBtFtBtFtDtFtAyEyE&cr=1584796963
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Comment 3•12 years ago
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The ID is ffxtlbr@funmoods.com
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Comment 4•12 years ago
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We never received the required information from the Funmoods people.
Kris, what are the current usage stats for funmoods?
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Comment 5•12 years ago
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~3.8M users
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Comment 6•12 years ago
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I just pinged the Funmoods people. We will block this next week if we don't receive anything from them.
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Comment 7•12 years ago
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Funmoods got back to us and we'll look at their installer.
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Comment 8•12 years ago
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Also silently installed by 1ClickDownloader. Related to New Tab add-on (bug 845611)
Comment 9•12 years ago
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Any updates from funmoods?
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Comment 10•12 years ago
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I just checked the funmoods installer from funmoods.com for another reason. It now seems not to be bypassing about:newaddon, but does still make search and homepage settings before it gets the install opt-in.
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Comment 11•12 years ago
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The developers have been contacted again.
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Comment 12•11 years ago
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We received a response from Funmoods, saying that they're working on it and need 2 more weeks.
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Comment 13•11 years ago
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This has been fixed by the developers. The changes are now performed by the extension and it can be tested at http://funmoods.com. Please reopen if the problem happens again.
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 11 years ago
Resolution: --- → WONTFIX
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Updated•11 years ago
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Assignee: nobody → jorge
Target Milestone: --- → 2013-11-12
Updated•9 years ago
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Product: addons.mozilla.org → Toolkit
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