50+ Firefox Add-ons For Security and Privacy

Ancaman Cyber Attack dewasa ini semakin menggila saja, proses kerjanyapun beragam cara, mulai dari sekedar nonton video streeming, browsing (mencari berita, kegiatan jejaring sosial facebook, twitter dll) download file hingga sampai saat anda bekerja yang membutuhkan koneksi internet.

Oleh sebab itu Security (keamanan) adalah hal penting yang patut diterapkan oleh kita sebagai pengguna media internet, tidak lupa secara rutin update antivirus dan firewall, peka terhadap hal yang mencurigakan seperti hadirnya malware, spyware dan yang paling sering adalah adware.

Setelah segala hal yang berkaitan dengan pengamanan saat berinternet telah dilakukan secara optimal, tinggal memberikan sentuhan akhir dengan menerapkan pula tool pengaman pada browser yang anda gunakan, dalam hal ini yang akan kita bahas adalah khusus untuk pengguna browser mozilla firefox.

Dibawah ini adalah alamat situs yang menawarkan keamanan untuk berselancar di internet, sumber ini saya ambil dari bahasa aslinya dari web Mashable.com.

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Security flaws in Firefox are making headlines today, with two new exploits appearing on the scene. While these issues are best fixed with a soon-to-be-released patch*, we were inspired to look at the wider issue of keeping your Firefox browser secure. We present a plethora of security extensions for Firefox, followed by those that will keep your private data....private. Obviously you shouldn't install these all at once. ;)
*For impatient folks, The Register says that the NoScript Add-on may work to prevent one of the flaws.

1. AI Roboform Toolbar for Firefox - Works as a toolbar with RoboForm to manage and protect your passwords.
2. Dr.Web anti-virus link checker - Check files for viruses before you download them, and pages before you visit.
3. FirePhish Anti-Phishing Extension - Anti-phising toolbar that works with the Open Phishing Database.
4. Controle de Scripts - Adds a more advanced JavaScript control panel.
5. eBayCaptcha Populator - Automatically fills in the eBay Captcha image input for you.
6. FormFox - Hover your cursor over a form box, see where the information you are entering is going to.
7. iTrustPage - Anti-phishing tool that prevents you from filling out a suspicious form and suggests the legitimate alternative.
8. KeyScrambler Personal - Encrypts your keystrokes to protect you from keyloggers.
9. Link Alert - Changes the color of your cursor to indicate visually what the link you are hovering over does.
10. Magic Password Generator - Enter a master password and generate unique passwords for each site from it. Will also auto-fill in email addresses and name.
11. Master Password Timeout - Set the timer for a predefined amount of time of inactivity, when time it expires, it locks down your stored passwords.
12. NoScript - Guards against scripts running except from trusted sites. Won the "2006 PC World Class Award".
13. Password Exporter - Allows you to import and export your passwords between different copies of Firefox.
14. Password Hasher - Automatically generate strong passwords, quickly upgrade passwords, change passwords on sites plus much more.
15. PasswordMaker - Helps with password encryption and storage.
16. Personal Anti-Phishing Sidebar - Combines multiple extensions in to one to help fight phishing and spoofing attacks.
17. PhishTank SiteChecker - Works to bring the functionality of PhishTank.com in to your browser to help fight phising.
18. PopupMaster - Adds a popup blocker to the status bar.
19. QArchive.org web files checker - Install this, and with a simple right click, you can scan a file for malware, trojans, and viruses before download.
20. QuickJava - Gives you easy to access buttons to enable and disable Java.
21. Remove Cookie(s) For Site - Adds a right-click option to remove all the cookies for the currently viewed site.
22. Secure Login - Store login information and fill in forms with a click.
23. SecurePassword Generator - Helps you generate strong passwords.
24. SignupShield Passwords - 1-Click Password manager, form filler, spam control and anti-phishing toolbar.
25. SplitLink - Removes special symbols in URLs so you can better see where exactly a link is taking you.
26. TrustWatch Search by GeoTrust - Gives you realtime results from TrustWatch while searching with Yahoo, Google, and MSN.
27. VeriSign EV Green Bar Extension - Verifies the secure certificate information and turns the address bar green to let you know. 
28. Add N Edit Cookies - Allows you to add and edit cookies.
29. Anonymization Toolbar - Toolbar that lets you surf anonymously, also will clear your history and cache with a click.
30. BrowseAtWork - Allows you to view selected pages anonymously, can help you get around school or work filters as a bonus.
31. CookieCuller - Protect or unprotect your cookies.
32. CookieSafe - Gives you control of sites setting cookies on your system from a convenient location on the status bar.
33. CookieSwap - Allows you to maintain multiple cookie sets you can swap between.
34. Distrust - Turn on this extension while you surf, when done, turn it off and it will delete all the cookies and history collected while it was on.
35. Extended Cookie Manager - Gives you quick access to cookie controls and lets you change permissions on demand.
36. FoxTor - Allows you to "mask" and "unmask" yourself at will as you cruise around the web.
37. FoxyProxy - Completely replaces the built-in Firefox proxy system giving you more complete control.
38. Gish It! - Create a GishPuppy disposable email address via right-click or Tools menu.
39. MailNull Now! - Create MailNull addresses from the same window, once done, the address copies to your clipboard for easy pasting.
40. my-spambox - Create a temporary email address for 12 hours to use when signing up with websites.
41. Page Title Eraser - Will remove the title and favicon from a tab so someone looking over your shoulder can't see the pages you're on.
42. ProxySel - Lets you choose a proxy from a drop down list and even import new proxys.
43. RenameTabs - Change the names of any open tabs you have.
44. SafeHistory - Restricts sites from seeing your previous surfing history.
45. ShowIP - See the IP of the current page, look up its host name and do a whois query.
46. Spamavert.com - Right click on an input field of a webform, select spamavert from the menu, and it will insert a disposable email address from their site.
47. Stealther - Temporarily disables features such as cookies, browsing history and much more so that you leave no trace of your surfing while it's active.
48. SwitchProxy Tool - Allows you to easily switch between proxy configurations and keep your surfing more anonymous.
49. TabRenamizer - Can set to randomly rename the tabs in your browser so no one can know what is open in all your tabs.
50. Temporary Inbox - Create an email address from temporaryinbox.com without leaving the page, keep spam out of your main account easily.
51. Torbutton - One-click button for enabling and disabling Firefox's use of Tor for safer surfing.
52. TrashMail.net - Quickly create disposable email addresses.
53. Unhide Passwords - If you are secure in your physical environment, get rid of the **** you see when typing in passwords.
54. View Cookies - Adds a tab to the Page Info, shows all the cookies used by the current page you are viewing.

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