Add-Ons To Keep Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer Web Browsing Safe?

Set Firefox as your default browser & use it for everyday surfing; fall back to IE only for "last resort" viewing of substandard websites & Windows updates.

The following tips help, but methods (vectors) constantly change.

►FIREFOX: Tools> Options> Privacy> top drop menu set to "Firefox will use custom settings..."> Check 'Accept Cookies from sites'

& Un-Check 'Accept 3rd Party cookies'

This list is a few of the essential items you should have.

Note that the Internet is so fluid and dynamic, and exploits crop up almost hourly, it is imperative to stay current with all phases of Windows defensive measures, and keep all rubbish out: stopped @ your doorstep.

►►NoScript:

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox...

►►Better Privacy:

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/662...

►AdBlock Plus:

http://adblockplus.org/en/

►Flashblock Plus:

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/433

►Ghostery (reveal the web bugs, ad networks and widgets on every page);

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/960...

[After install it MUST be turned "ON": FF Tools> add-on's> Extensions> Ghostery> Options button> Blocking tab> "Select" All & "ON"> Save.

[Thanks "SurfUp" contributor]

^These block automatic server traffic until you approve of the action.

They also speed up browser page loads, as they block a lot of the 3rd party assets being requested from remote servers.

►Special note: Firefox has been hacked by Microsoftie.

Microsoft has installed, (unknown and unannounced) to Firefox, rubbish that degrades the security of Firefox to little more than IE.

Check your FF 'Add-on's'> "Extensions" & "Plug-in's" box and disable NET framework, Windows Presentation Foundation, Shockwave, Silverlight, Java stuff, or other active scripting rubbish.

(http://www.grc.com/sn/sn-199.htm)

INTERNET EXPLORER: Tools> Internet Options> Privacy> Advanced:

here check 'Override automatic....'; 'Allow session cookies'; 'Allow 1st party cookies' & 'Block 3rd Party Cookies'.

Using IE (all flavors) and allowing "active scripting" is the single biggest mistake people make. "Drive by installs", "Opacity based attacks", and many other malware problems arise from this feature alone...(switch to Firefox).

I don't find many security related add-on's for IE: as usual most things are bells & whistles, which actually make it less secure.

Try a look here for some possible help:

http://www.snapfiles.com/Freeware/misctools/fwbrow...

Internet Explorer