I don’t use FB but thought this may be of interest to those who do. Zscaler Likejacking Prevention is available as a plug-in for Firefox, Chrome, and Safari, and it combats likejacking, in which attackers attempt to exploit Facebook members’ usage of the like button by tricking them into clicking hidden like buttons and unintentionally liking pages or products, which, in turn, appear on their friends’ newsfeeds and spread virally.Zscaler added that Zscaler Likejacking Prevention will also protect users against intrusions via the upcoming variations on the like button, including listened, watched, read, challenge (in games), and, if it is…
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I had a lot of them. Quite a few that did not have any indication of what they were which makes it necessary to jump through some additional hoops. Go to “Help” and click on “Troubleshooting Information” and you can find the ID of the add-ons you have installed. This add-on can be used to clear all those preferences left by extensions after uninstallation, all those garbage which some developers do not care on clearing themselves on their add-ons and which later or sooner will make Firefox to load slower… eCleaner :: Add-ons for Firefox ↑Go get it↓
This is an old post but it still works for me on Mint and probably a lot of other versions. OS Novice: Increasing mouse scroll speed in firefox ↑Go get it↓
…The malware served on all these pages comes from en-softonic(dot)ne. Users looking for Firefox get a rootkit, their IE begins working silently in the background attempting click fraud, and their Google search results get redirected to pages chosen by the attackers…” More net-security.org/malware_news | Bing, Yahoo! serving malware for popular search terms ↑Go get it↓
31 August 2011 Updated Chrome and Firefox for fraudulent Google certificate available. The H Open Source: News and Features ↑Go get it↓
While Firefox might be your chosen browser for its speed, useful add-ons, and open-source culture, it’s also packed with many useful built-in features.“We dug through Firefox’s endless list of features to find you the best, little-known secrets you can start using right now…” August 24, 2011 5 awesome Mozilla Firefox secrets | How To – CNET Go get it.
Introduced in Firefox 6 is a new permissions manager that allows users of the web browser to define permissions on a per-site basis. Permissions? Currently restricted to the following settings: Store Passwords, Share Location, Set Cookies, Open Pop-up Windows and Maintain Offline Storage… More@ Ghacks Technology [with screenshots] The New Firefox Permissions Manager Go get it.
Fake Firefox Update Email Downloads Trojan Horse Better Business Bureau (blog) – Greg Hudson – Aug 8, 2011 Scammers go to great lengths to come up with sophisticated and sneaky methods to trick you into making unwise decisions but this weekend, there was a rather simple scam being spammed out. According to Naked Security, an email was spammed … Google News Go get it.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has launched the first official version of HTTPS Everywhere, a Firefox plug-in which it says helps secure web browsing by encrypting connections to more than 1,000 popular web sites…” 05 August, 2011 EFF promises a safer web with HTTPS Everywhere | thinq_ Go get it.
Here are six cool things you can do with your USB flash drive, in our series roundup of “What to do with your USB flash drive.” Each item is linked with step-by-step instructions.Just pop it into a host computer and run Firefox with all your bookmarks, edit documents with OpenOffice, play games, and more. Did a virus or trojan take your computer down? Run a rescue CD from your USB flash drive to get it back up and running. …” July 26, 2011 11:25 AM Six cool things to do with your USB flash drive | How To – CNET…