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Mozilla Firefox - Extension - Remove

Summary​

This document describes how to remove an extension from the Mozilla Firefox browser.

Sample Run​

Sample Run 1
Sample Run 2
Sample Run 3

Dependencies​

Unregister-FirefoxExtension

User Parameters​

NameExampleRequiredDescription
ExtensionName'Unblock-Origin'TrueThe name of the extension to remove.
MandateFalseUse this switch to prevent future installation of the target addon in Firefox.

Task Creation​

Create a new Script Editor style script in the system to implement this task.
Task Creation 1
Task Creation 2

Name: Mozilla Firefox - Extension - Remove
Description: Removes an extension from the Mozilla Firefox browser.
Category: Application
Task Creation 3

Parameters​

Add a new parameter by clicking the Add Parameter button present at the top-right corner of the screen.
Add Parameter

This screen will appear.
Parameter Screen

  • Set ExtensionName in the Parameter Name field.
  • Enable the Required Field option.
  • Select Text String from the Parameter Type dropdown menu.
  • Click the Save button.
    Save Button
  • It will ask for confirmation to proceed. Click the Confirm button to create the parameter.
    Confirm Button

Add another parameter by clicking the Add Parameter button present at the top-right corner of the screen.
Add Parameter Again

This screen will appear.
Parameter Screen Again

  • Set Mandate in the Parameter Name field.
  • Select Flag from the Parameter Type dropdown menu.
  • Click the Save button.
    Save Button Again
  • It will ask for confirmation to proceed. Click the Confirm button to create the parameter.
    Confirm Button Again
    Final Parameter Screen

Task​

Navigate to the Script Editor section and start by adding a row. You can do this by clicking the Add Row button at the bottom of the script page.
Add Row

A blank function will appear.
Blank Function

Row 1 Function: PowerShell Script​

Search and select the PowerShell Script function.
PowerShell Script Selection 1
PowerShell Script Selection 2

The following function will pop up on the screen:
PowerShell Script Function

Paste in the following PowerShell script and set the expected time of script execution to 900 seconds. Click the Save button.

$ExtensionName = "@ExtensionName@"
$Mandate = '@Mandate@'
$ProjectName = 'Unregister-FirefoxExtension'
$WorkingDirectory = "C:\ProgramData\_Automation\Script\$ProjectName"
$ScriptPath = "$WorkingDirectory\$ProjectName.ps1"
$BaseURL = 'https://file.provaltech.com/repo'
$PS1URL = "$BaseURL/Script/$ProjectName.ps1"
$LogPath = "$WorkingDirectory\$ProjectName-log.txt"
$ErrorLogPath = "$WorkingDirectory\$ProjectName-Error.txt"
[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Enum]::ToObject([Net.SecurityProtocolType], 3072)
Remove-Item $WorkingDirectory -Force -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Out-Null
Mkdir $WorkingDirectory 3>&1 2>&1 1>$Null
try {(New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadFile($PS1URL, $ScriptPath)} catch {throw 'Script Download Failure'}
if ( $Mandate -match '1|True|Yes' ) {
  & $ScriptPath -ExtensionName $ExtensionName -Mandate
} else {
  & $ScriptPath -ExtensionName $ExtensionName
}
if ( !(Test-Path $LogPath) ) {
  Throw 'PowerShell Failure. A Security application seems to have restricted the execution of the PowerShell Script.'
}
if ( Test-Path $ErrorLogPath ) {
  $ErrorContent = ( Get-Content -Path $ErrorLogPath )
  throw $ErrorContent
}
Get-Content -Path $LogPath

PowerShell Script Save

Click the Save button at the top-right corner of the screen to save the script.
Final Save

Completed Task​

Completed Task

Output​

  • Script Log