Adware comes to Firefox (extension, not the actual browser)
Just a warning for Firefox users (this has also gone up on my rarely-used spreadfirefox blog and my wordpress.com test account): The latest version of the FireFTP extension (0.9) comes with compatibility with Firefox 1.5, but less happily it also comes with a popup ad. Users who have not donated are presented with a popup nag screen demanding money – and this happens EVERY TIME YOU OPEN THE TOOL. If I wanted my machine loaded with adware then I would go back to M$ Internet Exploiter.
Update: The plugin’s author has e-mailed me to say that he has made the program ‘less intrusive’ – I’ll report back on what exactly that means when I get a chance to install the extension
Update 2: The ad screen is STILL THERE. Sure, you get to disable it this time (It’s a Yes, Not Now, Remind me Later screen) but it hasn’t been removed altogether – so if you are uncomfortable with ads in Firefox on principle, you should still give it a miss.
That sucks.
That is pretty bad. I’ve been pretty unhappy with the tool as a whole, packaging adware just digs the hole a little deeper. thanks for the note!