The most annoying thing for any user today, while surfing is adds. Go to any site and you are virtually assaulted by them. Now while they are a necessary evil, since its advertisements that allow sites to actually continue functioning, they can also be the target of malware developers and hackers who can use these ads to unscrupulously turn your PC into a “Zombie Bot” for their own nefarious use.
To prevent this from happening, there are two simple add-ons that can actually help you prevent this from happening. The first is Adblocker Plus. This add-on is a comprehensively maintained project, which after install strips out adds from a webpage. This speeds up browsing by a great degree as web pages load up faster. The add-on is also very customizable. In the case of say a banking site, the add-on can be set to
be disabled on that particular address or domain. Download it here.
The second add-on is Noscript and is a powerful tool in securing Firefox.What it does is that it allows JavaScript, Java, Flash and other plugins to be executed only by trusted web sites (e.g. your online bank) and prevents malicious scripts from running by the use of a simple database that it maintains, which allows it to recognize particular vulnerabilities that could be used to exploit your PC. The addon is actively being developed and further details about it can be found here.
To prevent this from happening, there are two simple add-ons that can actually help you prevent this from happening. The first is Adblocker Plus. This add-on is a comprehensively maintained project, which after install strips out adds from a webpage. This speeds up browsing by a great degree as web pages load up faster. The add-on is also very customizable. In the case of say a banking site, the add-on can be set to
be disabled on that particular address or domain. Download it here.
The second add-on is Noscript and is a powerful tool in securing Firefox.What it does is that it allows JavaScript, Java, Flash and other plugins to be executed only by trusted web sites (e.g. your online bank) and prevents malicious scripts from running by the use of a simple database that it maintains, which allows it to recognize particular vulnerabilities that could be used to exploit your PC. The addon is actively being developed and further details about it can be found here.
