15 Best Security Addons For Firefox
Firefox is considered to be the best ever web browser for bloggers, webmasters and web designers. It makes browsing, blog posting, SEO analysis, web page designing and other related practices much simpler and productive through various Add-ons. Following are the best firefox add-ons to enhance the productivity of bloggers, webmasters or web-designers:
NoScript
Winner of the "2006 PC World World Class Award", this tool provides extra protection to your Firefox.It allows JavaScript, Java and other executable content to run only from trusted domains of your choice, e.g. your home-banking web site, guarding your "trust boundaries" against cross-site scripting attacks (XSS), cross-zone DNS rebinding / CSRF attacks (router hacking), and Clickjacking attempts, thanks to its unique ClearClick technology.Such a preemptive approach prevents exploitation of security vulnerabilities (known and even unknown!) with no loss of functionality...
Experts do agree: Firefox is really safer with NoScript ;-)
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/722
WOT - Web of Trust
WoT is one of useful tools to rate user website based on user expectation & experiences but some domain has been rate as poor by anonymous/inexperience user that randomly rate the website or there is user that rate people domain name to gain point and award. This causing ineffective way to measure whether the website is poor or not. I'm pretty sure lot of people has been faced this situation including me. Unprofessional user should not use a professional tools like this, otherwise the domain name rating is absolutely waste and innocent. Thank you.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3456
Stealther
If there are times you want to surf the web without leaving a trace in your local computer, then this is the right extension for you. What it does is temporarily disable the following:
- Browsing History (also in Address bar)
- Cookies
- Downloaded Files History
- Disk Cache
- Saved Form Information
- Sending of ReferrerHeader
- Recently Closed Tabs list
None of the affected options gets cleared totally as opposed to some other extensions which enable you to wipe these privacy issues with a single click, but at the same time leaving you without the history of yourfrequently visited websites.
Usage:
- [Tools / Stealther] menu option
- Toolbar button
- Statusbar icon (thank you Dreadnaut)
- [Ctrl+Shift+S] keyboard shortcut (customizable)
Options are available through Addons/Extensions.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1306/
BetterPrivacy
Better Privacy serves to protect against not deletable longterm cookies, a new generation of 'Super-Cookie', which silently conquered the internet. This new cookie generation offers unlimited user tracking to industry and market research. Concerning privacy Flash- and DOM Storage objects are most critical.This addon was made to make users aware of those hidden, never expiring objects and to offer an easy way to get rid of them - since browsers are unable to do that for you.Flash-cookies (Local Shared Objects, LSO) are pieces of information placed on your computer by a Flash plugin. Those Super-Cookies are placed in central system folders and so protected from deletion. They are frequently used like standard browser cookies. Although their thread potential is much higher as of conventional cookies, only few users began to take notice of them. It is of frequent occurrence that -after a time- hundreds of those Flash-cookies reside in special folders. And they won't be deleted - never.BetterPrivacy can stop them, . by allowing to silently remove those objects on every browser exit. So this extension becomes sort of "install and forget add-on". Usually automatic deletion is safe (no negative impact on your browsing), especially if the deletion timer is activated. The timer can delay automatic deletion for new or modified Flash-cookies which might be in use. It also allows to delete those objects immediately if desired.With BetterPrivacy it is possible to review, protect or delete new Flash-cookies individually. Users who wish to to manage all cookies manually can disable the automatic functions. BetterPrivacy also protects against 'DOM Storage' longterm tracking, a browser feature which has been granted by the major browser manufactures.Some flash LSO-cookie properties in short...
- they are never expiring - staying on your computer for an unlimited time.------------------------- IMPORTANT -------------------------
- by default they offer a storage of 100 KB (compare: Usual cookies 4 KB).
- browsers are not aware of those cookies, LSO's usually cannot be removed by browsers.
- via Flash they can access and store highly specific personal and technical information (system, user name, files,...).
- ability to send the stored information to the appropriate server, without user's permission.
- flash applications do not need to be visible
- there is no easy way to tell which flash-cookie sites are tracking you.
- shared folders allow cross-browser tracking, LSO's work in every flash-enabled application
- the company doesn't provide a user-friendly way to manage LSO's, in fact it's incredible cumbersome.
- many domains and tracking companies make extensive use of flash-cookies.
These cookies are not harmless.
IF YOU PERMIT DELETION OF LSO's,
THEN COOKIE-STORED INFORMATION LIKE
GAME SETTINGS OR LOGIN DATA (YAHOO SEAL)
MIGHT BE LOST! MAKE SURE THAT YOU EXCLUDED
IMPORTANT COOKIES FROM DELETION (SEE FAQ)
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6623
Adblock Plus
Adblock Plus allows you to regain control of the internet and view the web the way you want to. The add-on is supported by over forty filter subscriptions in dozens of languages which automatically configure it for purposes ranging from removing online advertising to blocking all known malware domains. Adblock Plus also allows you to customize your filters with the assistance of a variety of useful features, including a context option for images, a block tab for Flash and Java objects, and a list of blockable items to remove scripts and stylesheets.https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/downloads/latest/1865/addon-1865-latest.xpi?src=addondetail
LastPass
LastPass is a free online password manager and Form Filler that makes your web browsing easier and more secure. LastPass supports IE and Firefox as Plugins (Opera, Safari, Chrome, iPhone, Opera Mini via Bookmarklets), allows you to import from every major password storage vendor and export too, captures passwords that other managers won't including many AJAX forms, and allows you to make strong passwords easily. Your sensitive data is encrypted _locally_ before upload so even LastPass cannot get access to it. One Time Passwords & Screen Keyboard help protect your master password.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/8542
Secure Login
Secure Login is a login extension for Mozilla Firefox integrated password manager.
Its main feature is similar to Opera's (the browser) Wand login.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4429
Viral Threat Level
Adds an image to the status bar indicating the current threat level of the internet. It allows quick access to security information that you can use to help protect yourself, and links to antivirus software comparisons and security extensions.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4548
Link Alert
Displays an icon in the tooltip or next to the cursor indicating the target of a link.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3199
QuickProxy
Statusbar button to turn the proxy on and off with a single click.Quickproxy creates a statusbar button to turn the proxy on and off with a single click. This switches Firefox between the different proxy states that you have selected, which are configured through the Firefox preferences, and the type of proxy that is turned on/off is configured through the QuickProxy preferences window. This extension will not provide a proxy server for you.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1557
FastestFox - Browse Faster
Save time by speeding up repetitive tasks. Get faster, parallelized downloads, see definitions, auto-load the next page, improve searching, and more. FastestFox will dramatically enhance your productivity!
https://addons.mozilla.org/addon/9825
Greasemonkey
Allows you to customize the way a webpage displays using small bits of JavaScript. This is because Greasemonkey is an add-on designed to replace all other add-ons by virtue of lighter, faster userscripts. Unless you know your way around userscripts, Greasemonkey is of questionable value. Once you've got the hang of Firefox add-ons, Greasemonkey is a logical next step, but it's not one I recommend most users adopt right away.
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/downloads/latest/748/addon-748-latest.xpi?src=addondetail
SmoothWheel
Scrolls the page smoothly when scrolling the mouse wheel (or keyboard arrows if enabled).
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/357/eula/78399?src=addondetailFirebug
Firebug integrates with Firefox to put a wealth of development tools at your fingertips while you browse. You can edit, debug, and monitor CSS, HTML, and JavaScript live in any web page.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1843
LinkChecker
Check the validity of links on any webpage.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/532/Source URL: http://gbejadacosta.blogspot.com/2010/11/15-best-security-addons-for-firefox.html
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