DTBF085 - Firefox automatically checks for updated version of installed Search plugins.

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Information

Updates need to be controlled and installed from authorized and trusted servers. This setting overrides a number of other settings which may direct the application to access external URLs.

Solution

Ensure the preference 'browser.search.update' is set and locked to the value of 'False'.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MOZ_Firefox_V5R2_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-7, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000381, Rule-ID|SV-223154r612236_rule, STIG-ID|DTBF085, STIG-Legacy|SV-21890, STIG-Legacy|V-19744, Vuln-ID|V-223154

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 652d15bdcbbd82a24e6234162cbd00638969bc8483d5d8f63105febee18c2d29