A while back I mentioned how awesome Firefox is and how much better and safer it is than running Internet Explorer. Well, a fellow tech geek has just validated that statement and made it about ten times more accurate with this article:
10 Firefox extensions that help keep you safe
Being safe while you surf the web is extremely important,
yet safe surfing sometimes seems like an oxymoron. For users of the
Firefox browser, downloading security extensions can help increase your
level of protection from worms, hackers, phishers and the like.
I should note that even with these extensions installed, you won't
be perfectly safe. Visit sites only of trusted sources, and don't
download unknown files.
He mentiones the following Firefox Add-ons: BetterPrivacy, BlockSite, Dr. Web Anti-Virus, FormFox, Ghostery, Locationbar, NoScript, Password Hasher, QuickJava, and Web of Trust.
Read the full article here!