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And e.g. browsers cracked down on it, removed toolbar support and powerful add-on support AND enforced signing meaning everything goes through their gatekept extension store and these problems still persist (e.g. addons changing the search provider, new tab page or homepage). Locking everything down does not help.

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> does not help

Is that true - do you not see significantly fewer of those installs on random PCs now than you did years ago? And that's even with the current situation not being what I'd call fully locked down.

Nope.

More a problem of those stores still not being properly validated rather a dumping ground for extensions, than anything else.

A problem that can't be solved, you can't check every single program out there much like you can't check every single human ever even with cameras installed everywhere.

Just because some people still die with seatbelts, does not mean they aren't safer without them.

Yes you can check every single program out there, when digital stores are the only acquisition mechanism.

Or as alternative, signed binaries.

Coupled with liability like anything else in our societies.

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