 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Are firefox addons a threat?
 |
I installed the Firefox addon search status 1.3 to see the page rank of the pages I visit. Later the day i noticed 5 or 6 names on my toolbar just like shortcuts. When i tried to right click it new tabs opened with pages. Are these addons dangerous?
•
•
•
•
Originally Posted by virtualmisc 
I installed the Firefox addon search status 1.3 to see the page rank of the pages I visit. Later the day i noticed 5 or 6 names on my toolbar just like shortcuts. When i tried to right click it new tabs opened with pages. Are these addons dangerous?
I have only ever used addons from mozilla.org after reading the reviews, and so far so good.
•
•
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 301
Reputation: 
Solved Threads: 27
Posting Whiz
If you're concerned you can download these 2 add-ons for Firefox for more safe surfing;
http://www.siteadvisor.de/download/windows.html
http://www.browserdefender.com/downl...ex/version/ff/
I use both and they're free.
http://www.siteadvisor.de/download/windows.html
http://www.browserdefender.com/downl...ex/version/ff/
I use both and they're free.
Multi-Boot, Vista Ultimate SP2 Windows7Ultimate x86 x64
ASC FREE, AVAST HOME EDITION, IS360, SPYSWEEPER, MALWAREBYTES
ASC FREE, AVAST HOME EDITION, IS360, SPYSWEEPER, MALWAREBYTES
•
•
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 63
Reputation:
Solved Threads: 3
Junior Poster in Training
0
#4 Oct 16th, 2009
I don't think search status 1.3 caused this problem. This add-on rates 5 stars on firefox site. Of course, some 3rd part add-ons might cause security problems.
|
Similar Threads
- What Tools Do You Use For SEO Analytics? (Search Engine Optimization)
- Firefox resolition problem (IT Professionals' Lounge)
- Firefox themes/extentions (Geeks' Lounge)
- News Story: Should Microsoft join the Firefox codebase team and dump Internet Explorer? (Web Browsers)
- icons don't appear on Mozilla firefox (Web Browsers)
- How do I get WMP to be my default player with Firefox? (Windows NT / 2000 / XP)
- Mozilla Firefox Update (Windows Software)
- Ditch IE get Firefox! (Web Browsers)
Other Threads in the Web Browsers Forum
| Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
You need to join our community in order to build your list of favorite forums. You can visit the forum index for a listing of all forums.
Related Forum Features
Latest Web Browsers Posts
- Today's Posts
- Unanswered Threads
aiim2009 andrewlippmann android aol apple awesomebar background browser browserproblems browsers browsing budget bughunt censorship childabuse china chrome client code contest defect development dns email eu exploit explorer fileeditmissing firefox flash gecko google government history ie7 ie8 internet internet.broadband internetexplorer internetexplorer8 internetusage iphone leak linux malware marshallmcluhan media memory microsoft mitmedialab mobile mobilebrowsers mosaic mozilla music netscape networking news newspapers newyork offline olympics onlinecommunities opensource opera opera.software patch plugins porn privacy problem safari save seamonkey security server sex silverlight software survey surveys teenagers television testing thunderbird twitter u.s. uk usenet users utest video web webbrowser webdevelopment webusage wikipedia windowslivemail worldwideweb xp
