What are the "Must Have" extensions for Firefox

Why do you think ADBlock Plus is better?

NoScript, CookieSafe, Adblock, Tab Mix Plus, FormFox (maybe, still checking it out), United States English Dictionary (sorry England, i dunno why i picked this one)

 

It's faster, more efficient and offers better ad blocking through optimized filter lists.

 

yeap, thanks. i've read about it afew times. i'll probably just uninstall all that adblock stuff at some point. i end up running it with proxomitron and privoxy half the time lol

 

so is there an extension which tells you whether any of the extensions you have is malware? although i just remembered why i stopped using firefox lol because it goes behind your back every 30 minutes and contacts google, plus firefox was spyware itself before someone asked what they thought they were doing and changed the behavior (it was to do with RSS feeds and favicons )

 

All of which can be disabled in about:config

 

Hi Guys,

To make FF really fast (this is great) try:

http://fasterfox.mozdev.org/

Take Care
Rico

 

What are these things that should be or can be disabled in about:config to prevent them to contact etc...?

I'm very interested dude...

 

This problem is fixed in FF2.0.0.1 - see http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-75.html

Other issues:

• To prevent the newly introduced "super cookies" set "dom.storage.enabled" to "false" - see http://kb.mozillazine.org/Dom.storage.enabled
• Web bugs: In older FF versions a checkbox under “Tools → Options → Content” was available to allow loading images “for the originating web site only". In FF 2.x this checkbox is no longer available. You can control this behaviour now via "permissions.default.image" - see http://kb.mozillazine.org/Permissions.default.image . A more convenient way on per site basis is the extension ImgLikeOpera where you can block images not from the originating site by default but specify sites where you allow them.

 

I think what she is referring to as far as it calling Google has to to with the phishing site filter\warning. You can go into Tools\Options\Security and remove the check mark from "Tell me if a site I am visiting is suspected of forgery". Or leave that check mark in place and chose from the other options they offer to get a list from.
As far as favicons, they can be disabled in about:config. browser.chrome.favicons set to false. As far as the RSS feeds, I do not use them so I do not really know or worry about them.

 

hi, this is what i did to stop firefox contacting google -

Code:

about:config <---- type that in to the address bar

then paste this into the filter bar that's just below the tabs

Code:

browser.safebrowsing.enabled

then double click it so it goes to false

i also installed cookiesafe and checked this option -

Code:

allow for originating website only

 

I have a few more extensions than shown, but these are the must have's in my book.

- Adblock Plus 0.7.2.4
- Bookmark Backup 0.4.1
- CustomizeGoogle 0.55
- MR Tech Local Install 5.3.2.3
- NoScript 1.1.4.5.061221
- Tab Mix Plus 0.3.5.2.070106

 

This is not necessary. The phishing protection contacting Google is only enabled if you check the appropriate box in the Security preferences pane in the Tools menu. See http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/phishing-protection/

The original question was related to RSS feeds which is another problem. More exactly: was another problem as it is fixed in FF 2.0.0.1, see my other posting above.

 

well, my firefox definately was contacting google and i can tell you i never checked any box saying it could!!!!! i just double-checked and i know i haven't at any time enabled that feature/bug, ever.

 

i just added these two extensions which i think are great

URL Link - this lets you open links you can't click
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/403/

Advanced Dork lets you do things like inurl: intitle: site:
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2144/

 

thought I add not extensions but search engines and resources you can load into firefox's built in search box

you can find most any favorite you want at the Mycroft Project
http://mycroft.mozdev.org/install.html

obviously it comes loaded with google, ect
kartOO (a visual flash metasearch engine, totally different kind of info worth learning)
wayback machine (internet archive, need to input urls, also use the cache extension)
Wikipedia
Google Images (saves a click or two)
del.icio.us
a bunch of bittorrent search engines
onelook dictionary
urban dictionary
thesaurus.com
youtube
but you get the idea, the main one is mycroft to find what you want and use

 

Always learning, kartOO bookmarked

 

http://www.geocities.com/wilbertnl/images/ff-extensions.png

 

here are mine.

- Compact Menu 1.7.2.5
- CuteMenus - Crystal SVG 1.8.2.1
- FlashGot 0.5.97.03
- Gmail Skins 0.9.8
- MR Tech Link Wrapper 2.1
- MR Tech Local Install 5.3.2.3
- NoScript 1.1.4.5.061221
- Optimoz Tweaks 0.301
- Permit Cookies 0.6.2
- Secure Login 0.3
- Session Manager 0.4.3
- Smiley Xtra 4.1.1
- SmoothWheel 0.42
- SpoofStick 1.06
- Super DragAndGo 0.2.4d1
- superT 0.7.9

 

here are my extensions now, below. i'm starting to like firefox again now and use it %50 of the time, i usually have both opera and firefox open now

Application: Firefox 2.0.0.1 (2006121700)
Operating System: Linux (x86-gcc3)

Total number of items: 32

- Adblock Plus 0.7.2.4
http://adblockplus.org/
Ads were yesterday!
- Advanced Dork: 2.1.1
http://johnny.ihackstuff.com/
Advanced Dork: gives quick access to Google's Advanced Operators directly from the context menu.
- Beagle Indexer 0.6
http://beagle-project.org
Index webpages you visit using Beagle.
- CookieSafe 2.0.6
http://forum.softwareblaze.com
Control cookie permissions.
- CustomizeGoogle 0.55
http://www.customizegoogle.com/
Enhance Google search results and remove ads and spam.
- CuteMenus2 2.0
http://varun21.googlepages.com
Iconifies your menus and popups with XP skin.
- Define Word 0.7.0
http://www.mertner.com/allan
Look up definition of selected text
- DictionarySearch 2.0
http://dictionarysearch.mozdev.org/
Looks up selected word in an online dictionary
- DOM Inspector 1.8.1.1
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/inspector/
Inspects the structure and properties of a window and its contents.
- Download Manager Tweak 0.7.2
http://dmextension.mozdev.org/
A modification of the Firefox download manager that changes its appearance and allows it to be opened in a separate window, a new tab, or the sidebar.
- Dr.Web anti-virus link checker 1.0.14
http://www.drweb.com/
Scan link target with Dr.Web anti-virus
- Extension List Dumper 1.8.0
http://sogame.awardspace.com/
Dumps a list of the installed extensions.
- Fire Encrypter 3.0
http://www.jungsonnstudios.com/Mozilla/
Encryption, Decryption, and Hashing program.
- Firefox Showcase 0.9.2.1
http://showcase.uworks.net/
Easily locate any tab you've opened in Firefox.
- FoxyTunes 2.2.5
http://www.foxytunes.com/
Control any media player from Firefox and more...
- GDirections 1.0.0
http://jeffpalm.com/gdirections
Finds directions on Google Maps based on your selected text and one of various home addresses. You can manage various 'home addresses' and find directions from one of your home addresses to the selected addresses by right-clicking on that selected address.
- GooglePreview 2.1.3
http://ackroyd.de/googlepreview/
Inserts web site previews in Google and Yahoo search results.
- Greasemonkey 0.6.7.20070131.0
http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/
A User Script Manager for Firefox
- HostIP.info Geolocation Plugin 0.4.1
http://www.hostip.info
Displays Geolocation information for a website using hostip.info data.
- NoScript 1.1.4.5.061221
http://noscript.net
Extra protection for your Firefox: NoScript allows JavaScript, Java (and other plugins) only for trusted domains of your choice (e.g. your home-banking web site). This whitelist based pre-emptive blocking approach prevents exploitation of security vulnerabilities (known and even unknown!) with no loss of functionality... Experts will agree: Firefox really is safer with NoScript
- Paste and Go 2 0.8
http://pasteandgo2.mozdev.org/
Paste Text and Load/Search It Immediately
- Paste Quote 0.3.2
http://www.cusser.net
Lets you paste text as forum quotations from the context menu.
- Search Domain 1.0
mailto:mpowell1221+firefox@gmail.com
This extension executes a site search for a user inputed keyword, using google.
- Searchbar Autosizer 1.3.3
http://akaxeen.tyllo.de/?page=autosizer
Expand the searchbox as you type
- Server Spy 0.1.2
http://jacquetc.free.fr/mozilla/exts/ServerSpy/
Indicates what brand of HTTP server runs on the visited site.
- Session Manager 0.5.3.1
http://sessionmanager.mozdev.org/
Saves and restores the state of all windows.
- ShowIP 0.8.05
http://l4x.org/showip
Show the IP address of the current page in the status bar. It also allows querying custom services by IP (right mouse button) and Hostname (left mouse button), like whois, netcraft. Additionally you can copy the IP address to the clipboard. This extension was formerly known as ipv6ident.
- SplitLink 2.0.7
http://forum.softwareblaze.com
Split a link into multiple urls.
- Tab Mix Plus 0.3.5.2
http://tmp.garyr.net
Tab browsing with an added boost.
- Tags Everywhere 1.0
http://tagseverywhere.info/
Get common tags for the page
- URL Link 2.00.3
http://www.fnxweb.com/software-mozilla
Allow navigation to broken/unlinked URLs
- VideoDownloader 1.1.1
http://videodownloader.net/
Download videos from Youtube, Google, Metacafe, iFilm, Dailymotion... and other 60+ video sites ! And all embedded objects on a webpage (movies, mp3s, flash, quicktime, etc).

i recommend all of them

here's a picture of my firefox, there's some stuff that isn't shown though, like when i hover over any link i get a popup next to my mouse talling me the IP and location of the link and my search box expands as i type into it the tags are links that lead to del.icio.us search results -

http://img53.imageshack.us/img53/4769/screenshot2ep4.th.png

 

Thanks, I just love the Paste Quote extension, never heard ov it before

Here are my extensions:


Generated: Sat Feb 17 2007 10:39:43 GMT+0100
User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.1) Gecko/20061204 Firefox/2.0.0.1
Build ID: 2006120418

Enabled Extensions: [18]
- Adblock Filterset.G Updater 0.3.0.5
- Adblock Plus 0.7.2.4
- Add Bookmark Here 0.5.5
- AI Roboform Toolbar for Firefox 6.8.3
- All-in-One Gestures 0.18.0
- CookieCuller 1.3.1
- CustomizeGoogle 0.55
- del.icio.us 1.2
- Fasterfox 2.0.0
- Flashblock 1.5.2
- Gmail Manager 0.5.3
- IE View 1.3.2
- MR Tech Local Install 5.3.2.3
- NoScript 1.1.4.5.061221
- Paste Quote 0.3.2
- Plain Text to Link 1.5.20061126
- Remove It Permanently 1.0.6.3
- Sage 1.3.10

Disabled Extensions: [5]
- Bookmark Backup 0.3.3
- CookieSafe 2.0.6
- Firefox Vista 1.5 <-- I wonder what this is?
- SpoofStick 1.05
- Talkback 2.0.0.1

Total Extensions: 23

Installed Themes: [4]
- Firefox (default)
- macfoxII 2.1.1
- Mostly Crystal 2.0.0.17
- Noia 2.0 (eXtreme) 3.371

Installed Plugins: (1)
- Mozilla Default Plug-in

One funny thing though is that when I paste all my extensions here (copied with MR Tech Local install "My config" option) I see this "Firefox Vista" extension but I can not find it when I look at my add-ons in Firefox, only when I do this copy and paste. Strange...

 

you can use the Extension List Dumper to find the ID for that extension then look for that id in your extension folder
http://sogame.awardspace.com/
Dumps a list of the installed extensions.

 

Thanks, but the Firefox Vista extension, or what ever it is, doesnt show in the dump list. But I can see spoofstick which is also a disabled extension.

 

It,s a FF theme, I think somehow wrongly instlled in extensions. U can try to use this theme and see.

 

Yeah, that might be it. I remember vaguely I did try a Vista theme long time ago. I do not have that theme installed anymore but I will try to find it and install it again to see if I can get rid of it. Thanks.

 

i got some great greasemonkey youtube scripts too. check out these screenshots -

this first one embeds youtube videos in forums

http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/2083/screenshot1bo6.th.png

and this one opens youtube videos up to a bigger size automatically, and then there's the download link at the top too

http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/9999/screenshot2sp0.th.png

they are called youtube resizer, youtube embed and download video