All Firefox browsers and it's variants use the Google Safe Browsing Blacklist to block yourself from all common vulnerabilities and infected pages. While most Firefox variants are good in terms of security, Comodo IceDragon is a great browser which uses Comodo DNS which gives you a pretty decent security. Now we will see some addons that we can install on Firefox which are really helpful, free and intuitive. It is completely safe for you to use these addons and will not cause any problems whatsoever.
----PLUGINS FOR PERSONAL SECURITY----
◘ Web Of Trust (WOT) : shows you which websites you can trust based on millions' of users experiences. With this addon installed along with some common sense, yo should be able to avoid all websites that you should not visit. This does not ever interfere your browsing experience and if you ever feel like visiting a website even if WOT does not trust it, you can do it with a simple click. Please keep in mind that this plugin might not be completely accurate since this is largely driven by user reviews and personal vendetta, religious beliefs etc can vary the trusted lists quite a bit. But overall, it's a very trusted plugin that helps you notice a good website from the bad.
◘ BitDefender Trafficlight - Bitdefender TrafficLight is the best way to a completely secure Web browsing experience. It is a free cross-browser add-on that intercepts, processes, and filters all Web traffic, blocking any malicious content and taking browser security to new levels. It blocks all kinds of malicious websites, phishing websites, and othe fraudulent websites. This service sends user results to Bitdefender database which can be disabled by disabling it in the options.
◘ Adblock Plus - Adblock Plus is one of the most widely used Firefox plugin which supposedly blocks all kinds of popups, advertisements, automated downloads, YouTube ads, banners and almost every single ad you will ever see. After you install this plugin, there is barely any chance youwill ever encounter another ad ever. I highly recommend this addon to prevent all kinds of ads on your browser.
◘ NoScript - Noscript blocks nearly every single script that might automatically execute on your PC. It filters out all scripts, popups, dangerous contents and other privacy threats. But keep in mind there are several websites that uses good scripts for their proper functioning and these might be blocked too. So if you visit such a website occasionally, you might want to add that site to the whitelist in-order for it to properly work. It takes time for you to get used to it but if you are really serious about online security, you should not forget to get this add-on.
Firefox browser and all it's variants gives you a feature for private browsing which means no cookies, no history and no cache will be ever stored during the private browsing section. This is a great way for you to make sure no traits are left behind while you use the computer.Visit
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/private-browsing-browse-web-without-saving-info
to know more about Private Browsing and how you can enable it on your browser ( Shortcut on Keyboard : Ctrl+shift+P) .
Now we will see more steps which you can use to increase your privacy on Firefox browser.
-Click Firefox > Options > Privacy Tab.
-Select 'Tell websites I do not want to be tracked'.
-Click History tab.
-Select 'Use custom settings for history'.
-Uncheck 'Accept third-party cookies'.
----PLUGINS FOR PERSONAL PRIVACY----
◘ HTTPS Everywhere - This plugin automatically forces websites which have the option to encrypt your connection to actually encrypt it unlike the default case where the connection is not encrypted. So you are much more secure when browsing those sites.
◘ LastPass - LastPass is a secure and widely used password manager for firefox. It helps you with password form filling and helps you create strong passwords, change them often etc. A great plugin if you're concerned about your passwords getting hijacked.
Better Privacy - This a cool and nifty addon that removes any LSO's ( Local Shared Objects) from your computer.
◘ Self Destructing Cookies - This plugin automatically deletes all cookies related to a website as soon as the website is closed. It dramatically helps you increase your privacy against cookie stealers and similar hacks.
◘ Do Not Track Me - This will stop almost all third-party addons, scripts and search engines from tracking your web pages and cookies. This is a great addon you can add to your arsenal to increase your privacy by leaps and bounds.
◘ Request Policy - Request Policy is a useful plugin that all cross-site requests by default. So you will be secure from all cross-site request forgery attacks which might help others obtain your cookies. Please keep in mind to keep the settings default while using this addon for maximum efficiency.
◘Cookie Monster - This plugin is another extension to your privacy by disabling all cookies by default. It allows you to readily manage cookies, whether to delete them or keep them. This might not be recommended to beginner users who are casual internet users and do not want to mess with the cookies.
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