Firefox Security & Privacy Extensions
Last modified: September 14th, 2007
KeyScrambler Personal
Encrypts your keystrokes at the kernel driver level to protect your login information from keyloggers. While installing you also have the option to install this plugin voor Internet Explorer. Once you have it running it’s difficult to see if it’s working or if it’s not working. For that you need to install one or several keyloggers. Luckily that has already been done: Protecting your login information with KeyScramble. The article shows KeyScrambler being tested against 3 keyloggers with sucess.
Dr.Web anti-virus link checker
Check any file you are about to download with the online version of Dr.Web anti-virus. Right click on a link and choose “Scan with Dr.Web”.
You can test the Dr.Web extension by opening an anti-virus or anti-malware testfile from eicar with Dr.Web.
McAfee SiteAdvisor
Warns you before you interact with a dangerous Web site. You can see this if you view the search results of a search engine. Next to each result you can see a green, yellow or red icon. Every site you visit is automatically tested for which you can view detailed reports and optional user comments.
Test this extension and visit the sites below that are marked as dangerous. Don’t forget to view the details from McAfee SiteAdvisor. Don’t view these sites with Internet Explorer unless you’re using Sandboxie! You can also test these sites with Exploit Prevention Labs.
BugMeNot
Bypass registration. Right click in a login field and choose “Login with BugMeNot”. Also have a look at Bugmenot.com
Stealther
Leaves little to no traces in your local computer by disabling:
- Browsing History (also in Address bar)
- Cookies
- Downloaded Files History
- Disk Cache
- Saved Form Information
- Sending of ReferrerHeader
Activate or deactivate it in the menu: Tools > Stealther.