My browser is Pale Moon and it's been Pale Moon since Firefox changed the UI to mirror Chrome way back then. I've read that Chrome has now gotten rid of the ability to block ADs, and so with Firefox being the Chrome copying crap they are may follow suit.

Remember, just because your paranoid does not mean that 'they' are not out to get ya!! I guess my point is that in most cases, there is not that much danger that a good antivirus and common sense won't protect you from. I don't need anyone to know where I am or where I'm going at any time. I don't use facebook or any other social media, I don't put personal info on websites. I do set firefox to not track me but don't really mind it too much.īy the way, I do access many sites that might not be considered really safe etc. I have always run a good anti virus program.Īs to malware, I am not sure what that is if it is not a virus and my antivirus always stops all of that.Īs for popups, they are usually ads and I don't mind ads very much. However, I have been working on the net since 1995 and in all that time I have only had two viruses and both of them were silly mistakes on my part. The only one that has done this to me so far is Privacy Badger, but it can easily be fixed by going to Tools > Add ons > Disable (for any of the extensions). Temporarily disable one extension at a time if or when this happens, then refresh the page (F5) to find out which one is the culprit. Some extensions can (and likely will) cause some websites to stop functioning properly over time, if not immediately. Cookies: All third-party cookies (may cause websites to break) Tools > Options > Privacy & Security > Content Blocking: Custom Since the release of Firefox 67, it is now possible to block known Cryptominers and Fingerprinters.

Here they are:Įxplore more privacy & security staff picks: Without diving deep into the reasons why these extensions are used, I'll let everyone read up on these to decide if they can benefit from them as well. I'd like to share a few extensions I use to increase the security and privacy while browsing the Internet.

Mozilla firefox adblock plus virus