Add-On |
Firefox |
Chrome |
Protects against |
Configuration |
Adblock |
here |
here |
Add serves can be hacked and used to distribute malware. Advertising can redirect you to fraudulent websites. |
You have to subscribe a filter. |
https Everywhere |
here |
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Protects you from spying and manipulation of the connection. |
Default configuration works fine. |
Flagfox |
here |
here |
Displays a country flag depicting the location of the current website’s server. |
Default configuration works fine. |
KB SSL Enforcer |
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here |
Protects you from spying and manipulation of the connection. Not as good as “https everywhere” but better than nothing. |
Mark “Also try the domain with or without www” in the configuration. |
Perspectives |
here |
here |
Checks the certificates of ssl connections. |
Set the security level to “high security”. |
RefControl |
here |
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Don’t show a website from where you came from. |
Set “Block” don’t send referrer and mark only for other domains. |
NoRef |
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here |
Don’t show a website from where you came from. |
Default configuration works fine. |
NoScript |
here |
here |
Protects you from xss, flash, java script and many other security holes in the web. You have to deactivate NoScript on websites like YouTube and Facebook because they don’t work without scripts. |
Default configuration works fine. |
Ghostery |
here |
here |
Protect your privacy. See who’s tracking your web browsing and block them with Ghostery. |
blocking trackers by own blacklist |