MS .NET 3.5 users: beware fix pack 1

I don't use the .NET 3.5 framework myself, I'd rather stick pins in my eyes, but for those who do: watch out for fix pack 1 - it'll open up a security hole. The vigilant will probably notice that you have a new add-on in Firefox that can't be uninstalled without some registry diddling. I'm sure it'll be patched some time, perhaps next month.

Of course, if you're one to install the .NET framework in the first place, you're probably not the type to check these things.

Here's a particularly inflammatory post about it.

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