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This is ridiculous.. I don’t know quite where to start. I am not a big fan of the .NET framework to begin with, but that is another rant for another time.

The Microsoft .NET Framework Assistant is - get this - a Firefox addon, which “adds to Firefox one of the most dangerous vulnerabilities present in all versions of Internet Explorer: the ability for Web sites to easily and quietly install software on your PC.”

The worst part is that it is being distributed to anyone using the Automatic Update service of various Windows platforms. Or maybe the worst part is that it cannot be uninstalled, at least not without modifying your registry manually.

Makes me at least think twice before trusting Windows Update. Smooth.