Why is the Plugin Check suddenly starting up automatically when I open Firefox, and how do I stop it?
Instead of Firefox opening to my homepage, as it has been doing for several years now, it opens to a Plugin Check screen. I don't know why this started, and I haven't found a way to prevent this from happening. What can I do?
That is a bug with blocklisting plugins that has been fixed.<br />
You can correct this issue by forcing the file blocklist.xml to update or wait until Firefox updates the file.<br />
That update will remove the severity="0" flags in the file that cause the problem.
See:
* [/questions/832793?page=2#answer-198407]
* http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?p=10899869#p10899869
* [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=663722 Bug 663722] - The blocklist output is including severity="0" where it shouldn't be
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The new firefox opens my homepage IN ADDITION to the firefox startup page EVERY TIME I open firefox. How can I stop this and make it so ONLY my homepage shows?See these articles for some suggestions:
* https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Firefox+has+just+updated+tab+shows+each+time+you+start+Firefox
* https://support.mozilla.com/kb/How+to+set+the+home+page - Firefox supports multiple home pages separated by '|' symbols
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Why is the Plugin Check function inaccurate?
If I have updated the plugins according to what is required or stated by the Plugin Check, the plugins still appear as 'outdated' (yellow or red depending on severity) when they're not?
I don't know what to do as all this does is to contradict everything by making me feel I'm vulnerable to malware attack.
I think there's some disparity between the version I originally had (in this case Adobe Flash and Quicktime Player) which I updated, and the very latest version I installed which is perhaps even higher than what is registered with the Plugin Check itself. In this case the Plugin Check databases would need to be updated again.
Please can you establish what I may be doing wrong here.
Thanks.That is a bug with blocklisting plugins that has been fixed.<br />
You can correct this issue by forcing the file blocklist.xml to update or wait until Firefox updates the file.<br />
That update will remove the severity="0" flags in the file that cause the problem.
See:
* [/questions/832793?page=2#answer-198407]
* http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?p=10899869#p10899869
* [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=663722 Bug 663722] - The blocklist output is including severity="0" where it shouldn't be -
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== This happened ==
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If you have problems with updating then best is to download the full version and uninstall the currently installed version.
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* Do not remove personal data if you uninstall the current version.
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'''Try the Firefox Safe Mode''' to see how it works there. The Safe Mode is a troubleshooting mode, which disables most add-ons.''
''(If you're not using it, switch to the Default theme.)''
* You can open the Firefox 4.0+ Safe Mode by holding the '''Shift''' key when you use the Firefox desktop or Start menu shortcut.
* Or use the Help menu item and click on the '''Restart with Add-ons Disabled...''' menu item while Firefox is running.
''Don't select anything right now, just use "'Start in Safe Mode"''
''To exit the Firefox Safe Mode, just close Firefox and wait a few seconds before using the Firefox shortcut (without the Shift key) to open it again.''
'''''If it is good in the Firefox Safe Mode''''', your problem is probably caused by an extension, and you need to figure out which one.
Please follow the [[Troubleshooting extensions and themes]] article for that.
''When you figure out what's causing your issues, please let us know. It might help other users who have the same problem.'' -
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* http://www.superantispyware.com/ - SuperAntispyware
* http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/defender/default.mspx - Windows Defender: Home Page
* http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html - Spybot Search & Destroy
* http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware_free.php - Ad-Aware Free
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I am running W2K SP4. Most of the plugins are for XP or newer, so I really can't update. This screen is really annoying. I just want to disable this.
That is a bug with blocklisting plugins that has been fixed.<br />
You can correct this issue by forcing the file blocklist.xml to update or wait until Firefox updates the file.<br />
That update will remove the severity="0" flags in the file that cause the problem.
See:
* [/questions/832793?page=2#answer-198407]
* http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?p=10899869#p10899869
* [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=663722 Bug 663722] - The blocklist output is including severity="0" where it shouldn't be
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