Firefox Security Configuration 2008

Tools > Options > Content > Check Block pop-up windows Tools > Options > Privacy > History > Uncheck:


Remember visited pages for the last 0 days
Remember what I enter in forms and the search bar
Remember what i've downloaded

Tools > Options > Privacy > Cookies

Check Accept cookies from sites
Keep until: I close Firefox

You can add another layer of security by using Spyware Blaster.

Tools > Options > Privacy > Private Data

Check Always clear my private data when I close Firefox
Settings button: Everything should be checked in this window.


Tools > Options > Security > Check


Warn me when site try to install add-ons
Tell me if the site I am visiting is a suspected forgery


Tools > Options > Security > Passwords > Uncheck


Remember passwords for sites
Use a master password

Tools > Options > Advanced > Network > Cache

Press Clear Now Button
Set to Use up to 0 MB of space for the cache

Type about:config in the url bar.

Edit these settings to display:

browser.cache.disk.capacity 0
browser.cache.disk.enable false
browser.cache.disk_cache_ssl false
browser.cache.memory.enable false

network.cookie.enableForCurrentSessionOnly true
network.cookie.lifetime.days 0
network.cookie.lifetimePolicy 0

Manage Search Engines

Access this window from the search engine window.
Uncheck Show search suggestions.

Firefox security Add-ons


NoScript
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/722

Firekeeper
http://firekeeper.mozdev.org/

Perspectives
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~perspectives/index.html

Cert Viewer Plus
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1964

ShowIP
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/590

Netcraft Toolbar
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1326

Cookie Monster
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4703

Remove Cookie(s) for Site
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1595



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