Mozilla yanks password-stealing Firefox add-on (screen, download, installed, import)

[NHDave]

Make sure you don't have this one installed

Mozilla yanks password-stealing Firefox add-on - Computerworld

[TurcoLoco]

Thanks for the heads-up! I hardly ever use any add-ons but good to know.
I always wondered how trustworthy those add-ons were, not knowing what type of screening or preview process they went under..

[NHDave]

Apparently what ever system they have in place could stand a bit of improvement.

[Sayantsi]

Its similar to what is happening with smartphone apps - buried code that can be hard to find within an otherwise normal looking application. Going forward its important to really know what you're downloading and from whom.

[Tek_Freek]

Originally Posted by NHDave

Apparently what ever system they have in place could stand a bit of improvement.

From the article:

"Mozilla Sniffer was isolated in the experimental portion of the Add-ons site, where new add-ons are kept until they undergo a public review process. To install experimental add-ons, Firefox users must view and accept an additional warning."