10 Firefox Extensions that Help Keep You Safe!

Everyone now days is trying to make sure they stay safe while browsing the web for various reasons. The problem that is ever growing is that of  the constant growth of malware infected websites that try to infect your computer when you simply visit those websites. They do everything from trying to steal your personal information, trick you to visiting another website, and even just simply infecting your computer with a host of different types of malware.

Many people think that as long as they have their antivirus software updated and running while they surf is enough to keep them safe. While this was true a couple years ago, much of the malware causing problems today has found ways to trick the user into getting around their antivirus software and infecting the system. Once it gets into the system, 9 times out of 10 it is usually too late for your antivirus software to help you.

Even though the good guys are constantly changing their strategies to try and stop the malware from effecting their users, the most common case is that the bad guys are constantly changing their ways as well to get around the good guys. Internet Explorer is usually the most targeted browser of choice simply because since it comes with Windows by default, by exploiting that, you have the greatest chance to actually succeed by infected users. This has resulted in a higher demand for alternate and more safe browsers to take its place.

Today, Mozilla’s Firefox is the most popular browser that users pick to replace Internet Explorer. One of the main reasons for this is the fact that you can add “extensions” to the browser to help keep unwanted websites from messing with your computer. Below is a quick list of 10 very helpful extensions you can add on to Firefox to help making your web browsing more safe.

1. BetterPrivacy
2. BlockSite
3. Dr. Web Anti-virus
4. FormFox
5. Ghostery
6. Locationbar
7. NoScript
8. Password Hasher
9. QuickJava
10. Web of Trust

After looking over this list, I have to agree that these extensions do indeed help a great deal in keeping you better protected while browsing the internet. Even though it can’t keep you completely safe from everything, they do a fantastic job in keeping you safe from a good percent of the dangerous and just plain annoying things out on the internet. If you would like to read up more on these extensions, you can click HERE to read up on them and help you decide which ones you would like to use.