people become &#x27;blind&#x27; to scary screens. see: windows UAC dialogs.<p>i wish they would clearly indicate what problem it is that they&#x27;re solving.<p>---<p>edit: after reading the post you linked, it&#x27;s clear they&#x27;re fighting against software installers that &#x27;conveniently&#x27; install firefox addons.<p>for example you download skype, and it &#x27;helpfully&#x27; installs an addon for firefox.<p>---<p>their solutions might solve the problem, but I think it goes too far.<p>Is it possible to require the user to approve and addons before they are active on the user&#x27;s firefox install? even if they came from a 3rd party source?