You're already aware of the toolbar doing dodgy things
How do I prevent Plus! Network from changing my search engine in FireFox?.
The fact that "you haven't heard of this happening" but yet you have a method of fixing it is a contradicting statement.
What happened to the "offline installers" we were promised? Another request that has fallen by the waist side. You guys (not you particularly) have taken an industry leading application and turned it into a joke. The group of people working on this have had more issues than 1 man did. How is this even possible?