#7761 NORM 8.2.0 (: Spyware: Installing (upgrading) over top of core activity (such as Browse)

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#7761: Spyware: Installing (upgrading) over top of core activity (such as Browse)
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 Reporter:  homunq    |         Owner:  mstone              
     Type:  defect    |        Status:  new                 
 Priority:  normal    |     Milestone:  8.2.0 (was Update.2)
Component:  security  |       Version:  not specified       
 Keywords:            |   Next_action:  never set           
 Verified:  0         |     Blockedby:                      
 Blocking:            |  
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 Say I put up on my webpage a link to MyCoolActivity, which has the same id
 as browse. People will download it and it will replace their browse. If it
 looks like Browse, they can keep using it (thinking that "MyCoolActivity"
 just failed to install) and it could be spyware.

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Ticket URL: <http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/7761>
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