Indeed, such basic modern browser features as reading PDF files through the browser and playing sound and video replace old implementations provided using plugins.
The Netscape Plugin Application Programming Interface (NPAPI) is a relic of a simpler time on the Internet where programmers focused on just making it work - now - and not on security concerns. If you are interested in brushing up on some x86–64 assembly, basic reverse engineering and hex editing, take a look at this blog. I use only basic GNU binutils tools to focus on the “bits and bytes” and not on how to use a particular tool. By focusing on removing a restriction added to Mozilla Firefox between version 52 ESR and 60 ESR, I show from the ground up how to edit a binary to bypass a plugin check, with mixed results. Did you know it is possible to change the behavior of a compiled program by editing the machine code directly rather than recompiling it from source? Though well-known by hackers, firmware engineers, and other low-level types, this can be intriguing to those whose main focus is in other areas of computer science. Binary Patching: Attempting to Restore NPAPI Support to Firefox 60 ESRĪbstract.
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