Robert Kaiser wrote:

Please read
http://shaver.off.net/diary/2009/10/16/net-framework-assistant-blocked-to-disarm-security-vulnerability/
for that, it also liks articles with more info about what it is.

Microsoft installs it silently and in a somewhat hidden fashion, and
their representatives asked to block it for now.

Thanks Robert,

Yes, I do understand Microsoft have many security-flawed components that are installed to Windows automatically, what I don't understand is why this has anything to do with Mozilla products? Is it not the case that (by default) Mozilla simply renders the text sent from the web server without object instantiation? For example, a default install of Mozilla does not render Flash or instantiate any ActiveX control...

I also don't understand why the "add-in blocked" message would suddenly appear today, when I've been using SM 2.0 Beta for over a week...

Does it mean the website I was visiting (www.comprousa.com) was trying to install an add-in?

In relation to the original flawed Microsoft component (outside of Mozilla), I seem to remember they already released a patch for it.

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Gerry Hickman (London UK)
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