Disabling Plugin Add-Ons in Firefox

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∟Disabling Plugin Add-Ons in Firefox

This section provides a tutorial example on how to review plugin add-ons and decide to keep them or disable them in Firefox.

The second group of Firefox add-ons are called "Plugins". You should review them too.

1. Run Firefox and click "Tools > Add-ons" menu. You will see the add-on management screen.

2. Click the "Plugins" icon on the left. You will see a list of plugin add-on that are already installed in Firefox.

For example, I have following plugin add-ons installed in my Firefox:

ActiveTouch General Plugin Container - Ask to Activate
   Installed as part of WebEx Web meeting.

Adobe Acrobat - Always Activate
   Needed to view PDF document inside Firefox.

AdobeAAMDetect - Never Activate
   No idea why I need this.

AdobeExManDetect - Never Activate
   No idea why I need this.

Citrix Online Web Deployment Plugin - Ask to Activate
   Installed as part of Citrix GoToMeeting.

Google Update - Never Activate
   Installed as part Chrome browser. May be.
   
Java Deployment Toolkit - Never Activate
   Installed as part of JDK. May be

Java Platform SE - Ask to Activate
   Needed to support Java Applet. May be.

McAfee Security Scanner + Always Activate
   Installed as part of McAfee Security Scan Plus

Microsoft Office 2010 - Ask to Activate
   Needed to open Word and other Office documents in Firefox.
   
Shockwave Flash - Always Activate
   Needed to watch videos like YouTube. 

Silverlight Plug-in - Ask to Activate
   Needed to play Silverlight applications.

Yahoo Application State Plugin - Never Activate
   No idea why I need this.

My recommendation is still the same. You should enable a plugin add-on as "Always Activate", if it has a 5 out 5 rating and good reviews, and you absolutely need it.