How can I make Firefox never use plug-ins without my direct approval? (Take 2)

As my old topic is "archived" and told me to ask a question, I'll do exactly that.

As I asked here https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/957837?esab=a & s = & r = 0 & s = as I need a way to control what does my browser and what is not. Because I treat PC as my property, no not being a sentinent who can do things on his own and tell me what I can or not do with it - like, "you have no right to delete this file" or "it is protected by XYZ".

It comes with Firefox get plugins installed that I don't want and I can't delete them. It is not adware or spyware or malware, I wish not install false programs or cracks, play poker or watch porn movies. It's legit... plugins that I don't always want!

For example, I don't want a Nvidia 3D plugin. I do not if it is safe or not, I don't want Firefox to slow even a millisecond for something I DO NOT want TO EVER USE. Not to mention, I don't have 3D nor will I ever. I'm not as Google Update of Microsoft Office or any other plugin. I need flash and only flash and everything else should never appear in my browser.

I don't want to look constantly after Firefox to check if it has acquired some new plugins for me to turn it off. Because I am not a servant of my PC, am I?

But the main problem is: I can't DELETE plugins! I can't! I can't seem to "never activate" them, but I can not remove. No option is there! Why? Why is there no option to remove a plugin? Why not at least tell me where is the resident plugin so I could wipe it?

When I asked this before, I was told that something is in the work to counter that "later this year". Yes, is there an update? I don't think, because I googled and found nothing of all kinds (and plugins keep popping in my firefox plugins Panel).

At this point, I'm open to any form of hack to deal with. I'm a programmer myself so I can handle a simple background or a custom Launcher firefox.exe application. Is there a place where he explained where the list of plugins is stored, so I could just write a program that erases everything I don't want him every time I run firefox? I can do something to prevent the installation of new plugins, programs or which intercept and delete them? No matter what?

Thanks in advance!

Ah. Thanks Philipp!
Thus, in order to post the exact asnwer it here (in case someone else need), information is stored in one of these places:

  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\MozillaPlugins\plugin-id
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\MozillaPlugins\plugin-id
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\MozillaPlugins\plugin-id
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Mozilla\Firefox\Extensions
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mozilla\Firefox\Extensions

I tried to destroy the unwanted plugins (they were found in the first and second entries above) and it worked!

So, all I need now is to write a small program that keeps track of the list of plugins that are allowed and wipe everything at startup of the system (or on request)

PS: I have to mention, it's really crazy that I have to write a program to do something should have the built-in default browser. It makes no sense to go a big effort in preventing users from accidentally install modules ("someone you do not trust") when all executable code can easily and silently install a plugin without knowing user... It is really a huge security hole... And a nuisance as well.

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