Firefox Gives Official Microsoft Addons the Boot!

I woke up this morning and started browsing the internet. Suddenly, Firefox asks me to restart because it has disabled installed addons which are either a high security risk or cause stability problems. It just so happens to be referencing the two official Microsoft addons I never asked for and did not install.

You see, I did not install these addons. They came as part of a Windows Update (perhaps last night, 10-17-09). Furthermore, I quick glance at my Firefox Addons lists shows me only one of the two (so-called) risky plugins.

I'm not sure if anyone else has run across this before, but I find it kind of odd. Simultaneously, I find it oh-so-typical. Way to go, embrace that bad-code stereotype!

Update 10-19-09, here is a little blurb about it on The Register.