# Security Risk : Add-on Installed itself and Disguised to look like another

**URL:** <https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/security-risk-add-on-installed-itself-and-disguised-to-look-like-another/99415>\
**Category:** Add-on Support\
**Created:** [July 6, 2022, 10:19am UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/security-risk-add-on-installed-itself-and-disguised-to-look-like-another/99415 "2022-07-06T10:19:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![wanderingScholar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/discourse.mozilla.org/wanderingscholar/32/57745_2.png) [@wanderingScholar](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/wanderingScholar)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2022, 10:19am UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/security-risk-add-on-installed-itself-and-disguised-to-look-like-another/99415/1 "2022-07-06T10:19:17Z")

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I’ve been locked to google safe-search while on Firefox for a few days, despite my settings being set to unlock.  
After having gone through various settings, including my AV I noticed that I had a strange looking symbol in my URL bar that was forcing safe=active on all google searches.

I have TrafficLight by Bit-defender Installed, and I noticed this symbol looked the EXACT same but belonged to another extension that I DID NOT install myself.

The name of the offending extension is “Preview of Parental Control: Family Friendly Filter” by Media Partners.  
[LINK] : [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/family-friendly-filter/](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/family-friendly-filter/)

The company name is Sketchy and I worried where it came from.  
I have uninstalled it, but I am seeking direction regarding where it may have come from.  
Could someone look at the extension and advise??

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**Author:** ![jscher2000](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/discourse.mozilla.org/jscher2000/32/28202_2.png) [@jscher2000](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/jscher2000)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2022, 11:56pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/security-risk-add-on-installed-itself-and-disguised-to-look-like-another/99415/2 "2022-07-11T23:56:23Z")

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The Policy feature can be used to force-install extensions. You could check the `about:policies` page, “Active” panel, to see whether any policies are running in your Firefox.