It seems the tactic of offering up Firefox (but giving you something else entirely) is going to be around for a little while. Below is a site promoting a Firefox .xpi called �The Dislike Button�, designed to let you add an �I dislike this� note to Facebook posts:
The domain is dislikes(dot)info. Note the �Get Firefox� button at the top. What do you think happens if you click it?
That�s right, you�re given the option of downloading a setup file from Hotbar�not exactly the Firefox download you were expecting. Should the end-user install it thinking this will give them Firefox, they�re very much mistaken.
What they actually get is the option to download Hotbar (and no Firefox), complete with a preticked ShopperReports checkbox. While I can understand having to download Firefox to use a Firefox .xpi, the need for installing the above escapes me.
Additionally, there�s a text link further down the page asking you to �Get Firefox now� which also directs you to the Hotbar install.
What�s particularly curious here is that if you visit the �Facebook Fan Page� linked to by the main site, you�ll see the following post:
They�re not happy about people forcing surveys on end-users to obtain the Dislike button (fair enough), yet the main site asks you to �get Firefox� but gives you Hotbar.
I think�.I dislike this.
Christopher Boyd
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