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The PluginDetect JS library was used to check for 8 common plugins on that platform, plus extra code to estimate the Acrobat Reader version. Data sent by AJAX post.
The PluginDetect JS library was used to check for 8 common plugins on that platform, plus extra code to estimate the Acrobat Reader version. Data sent by AJAX post.


IE does not allow enumeration via <code>navigator.plugins</code>. We could follow suit here. A short list could be brute-forced by simply including several plugin-specific objects in a page. I'm not sure what can be done about that, other than perhaps limiting the number of plugin types a page can display?
IE does not allow enumeration via <code>navigator.plugins</code>. We could follow suit here ([https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=757726 bug 757726]). A short list could be brute-forced by simply including several plugin-specific objects in a page. I'm not sure what can be done about that, other than perhaps limiting the number of plugin types a page can display?


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