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Security question: When installing a Plugin from a website why will you not allow me to research it to see if it is a virus?

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I don't like to install Plugins without doing some research on them first. http://news.sky.com/home/sky-live-tv wants to install a plugin. Have they been hacked? How do I know what I am installing? Facebook wants to install a plugin after their latest update, will it crash Firefox. Give me some insight on plugin/status bar that Asks "Install Missing Plugin" with some information about the creator and the name of the plugin.

I don't like to install Plugins without doing some research on them first. http://news.sky.com/home/sky-live-tv wants to install a plugin. Have they been hacked? How do I know what I am installing? Facebook wants to install a plugin after their latest update, will it crash Firefox. Give me some insight on plugin/status bar that Asks "Install Missing Plugin" with some information about the creator and the name of the plugin.

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That's a good idea.

Incidentally, that page uses the Windows Media Player plugin, at least when I visit it.