Today’s security tools- TrendProtect Now Firefox and IE Extension

Browsers, Today's freeware, Firefox, Freebies, General, Blogging, Security, Windows March 27th, 2007

TrendProtect NOW (beta) is a plugin for Firefox and Internet Explorer that will help you to keep the nasties away from your computer while browsing the Internet.

What this plugin actually does, is to show you the web site’s reputation by warning you if the page you are browsing is secure or not, with a button that is placed on your toolbar.

It also displays the warning buttons into your Google, Yahoo and Msn searches.

You can set up the content filter by clicking the TrendProtect button and go to the settings.

One other extra that TrendProtect Now offers is the ” Check your Computer Security” option.

This option enables you to scan your computer for viruses, worms, trojans and spyware, right from your browser with Trend Secure HouseCall Free scan.

For more information, visit TrendSecure web site or go directly to the download page.

Stay safe!

Best Firefox extensions - my selection (update)

Personal, Engines, Freebies, Browsers, Firefox, Recommended Links, Tech Blogs, Links, Security, Windows, Software, Internet, Freeware, Geeks, Technology, Blogging, Privacy January 30th, 2007

  • Update - More extensions

Part 3 - Update January 30

  • Cooliris Previews 2.1 - A simple and powerful way of navigating through Google search results and Google image searches!

  • FaviconizeTab 0.9.7.2 - The width of the specified tab becomes small up to the size of favicon.

  • McAfee SiteAdvisor 26.1 - A McAfee SiteAdvisor Firefox Extension for safe searching and browsing

  • PermaTabs 1.4.0 - Create permanent tabs that don’t close, and stick around between sessions

  • SEOpen 0.8 - Provides some basic tools to help with search engine optimization.

  • Tab Effect 1.1 - Tab Effect

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Make your blog fancier with Snap Preview Anywhere plugin

Recommended Links, Wordpress tools, Tech Blogs, Firefox, Blogging, Freebies, Internet December 17th, 2006

Snap Preview Anywhere Plugin is an interesting plugin and it seems to be really helpful.

Snap Preview

Before you’ll access a link, you’ll have a snap preview of the web site you’re about to visit, making your surfing much easier.

All you need is to download and install the plugin and then get a

Snap Preview can also be used on non-blog web site as well with a html code.

For more information, visit and .

Extra:

To preview links before you visit them, you can also use Firefox extension.

IE and Firefox fake login flaw

Browsers, Firefox, Tech Blogs, Rights and Wrongs, Security, Blogging, Technology, Privacy November 23rd, 2006

The latest versions of both Firefox and Internet Explorer are vulnerable to an unpatched flaw that allows hackers to snaffle users’ login credentials via automated phishing attacks.

The information disclosure bug affects the password manager in Firefox 2.0 and its equivalent in IE7. Firefox’s Password Manager, for example, fails to properly check URLs before filling in saved user credentials into web forms.

 

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