Use caution with Firefox toolbars
Monday June 04th 2007, 4:32 pm
Filed under: Security

Researcher: Don’t trust toolbars for Firefox | IDGNS | News | May 30, 2007 | By Robert McMillan, IDG News Service

A security researcher has found that Firefox toolbars by companies like Google, Yahoo, and AOL do not update via secure connections, creating a vulnerability

One of the things that moved me from Opera to Firefox was the number of extensions and the fact they added functionality that I actually needed on a regular basis. Scribefire is one of them and I am using it now. The only snag is not being as happy with the security as I was with Opera. I’m not suggesting that toolbars and addons are created maliciously, but these days honest mistakes can be very troublesome.

I suppose I should really go back to Opera, but it is hard to go back to tasks taking longer, even though I know I’ll be safer.

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