http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/01/firefox-to-block-content-based-on-java-reader-and-silverlight/
Mozilla engineers plan to disable Java, Adobe Reader, and Microsoft Silverlight
capabilities in their flagship Firefox browser in a move aimed at improving
security and performance.
By default, Firefox will load content based on all three plugins only after
users click an icon that explicitly permits it. The feature, known as click to
play, wasintroduced late last year. Until now, it disabled out-of-date plugins
to prevent hack attacks and browser crashing. Sometime soon, it will begin
blocking all plug-ins except for the most recent version of Adobe Flash………………...
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