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Mozilla overlooked malware-laced Firefox add-ons

February 5, 2010 20:09

Feels like the first time. But it's not

Two Firefox add-ons available for months on Mozilla's website infected users with malware that stole passwords and opened a backdoor on Windows machines, the open-source browser maker has confirmed.?

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