Check out these security related Firefox extensions!!! They make web surfing a lot safer!!!
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Cookies have always been a touchy issue for end users of web browsing software application. There is no doubt that cookies help the web sites identify the end user and serve him better. However, most of the end users are not very comfortable with the fact that information is sent over the net to strangers. The worst part is that each and every web site uses cookies irrespective of whether the end user is a regular visitor or not. Some websites are very cavalier in the way they treat cookies. Many a times, they are downright foolish as far as cookies are concerned. Many a times, the web sites are foolish enough to include the password of the account of the visitor on the web site in the cookie itself. Unlike other information, the information transmitted by the cookie is not safe and secure. In such a scenario, private and confidential information being transmitted through cookie is definitely a security risk that the end user of the web browsing software application would like to deal with.
To avoid this scenario you can use the ‘Add n Delete Cookies Firefox extension’. This is a Firefox extension that enables the end user to view the cookies set by various websites into his or her web browsing software application. Not only does this Firefox extension enable the end user to view all the details in the cookies but it also allows end user to modify them as he or she desires. Of course, a certain level of technical expertise and knowledge about the functioning of cookies are essential to make a proper use of this Firefox extension.
However, the end user can definitely accumulate knowledge to make his or her web browsing experience a lot safer. Hence, if you want to protect your web browsing software application and all the information on your computer from stupid web sites that store private and confidential information in cookies, you should make use of Add n Delete Cookies Firefox extension.
Ordinarily, all antivirus and anti spy ware software applications focus on preventing infection in the computer by preventing the virus from entering the computer. Further, in the event the antivirus and anti spy ware software applications are bypassed and the computer is infected, the antivirus and anti spy ware software applications makes use of scanners to discover and destroy the virus. However, in case of web browsing software applications, there is no such mechanism involved. However, the Firefox web browsing software application is very different. The ‘Dr Web Antivirus Link Checker Firefox extension’ enables the end user of the Firefox web browsing software application to scan files before they are downloaded. You can think of this Firefox extension as an inbuilt anti virus scanner for each and every link that your web browsing software application opens. At the click of a mouse, you can find out whether the file behind the link is infected or not.
Needless to say, such Firefox extensions go a long way in enhancing the security of the Firefox web browsing software application and more importantly enhancing the confidence of the end user in open source software applications. Till date, open source software applications have often been criticized for being clunky and for having many loopholes and flaws. The Firefox web browsing software application has proved that not only is it safer than Microsoft’s Internet Explorer but it can be modified to suit individual requirements of the end user as far as security requirements are concerned.
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