Anti-Phishing Toolbar Now Available For Firefox
U.K.-based Web security firm Netcraft on Wednesday released a Firefox version of the anti-phishing toolbar that's been available for Microsoft's Internet Explorer since December 2004. The toolbar, which installs as a Firefox extension, or plug-in, automatically blocks suspected phishing sites identified by other users and verified by Netcraft. The company's database of Web site information is also used to display several attributes of any visited site, including its country location, longevity, and popularity. 'Works very well with Firefox and SUSE 9.3. http://www.securitypipeline.com/163701028 -- "BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU!" Brought to you by the US Department of Homeland Security and the Patriot Act(s) numerous Presidential Directives, etc.
At 11:16 AM 5/27/2005 -0400, Fred A. Miller wrote:
Content-Disposition: inline
U.K.-based Web security firm Netcraft on Wednesday released a Firefox version of the anti-phishing toolbar that's been available for Microsoft's Internet Explorer since December 2004.
The toolbar, which installs as a Firefox extension, or plug-in, automatically blocks suspected phishing sites identified by other users and verified by Netcraft. The company's database of Web site information is also used to display several attributes of any visited site, including its country location, longevity, and popularity. 'Works very well with Firefox and SUSE 9.3.
How is one to know that this is not bait for some phishing site or some other kind of scam? I'm beginning to wonder just what can be trusted on the web! --doug -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.322 / Virus Database: 266.11.17 - Release Date: 5/25/2005
How is one to know that this is not bait for some phishing site or some other kind of scam? I'm beginning to wonder just what can be trusted on the web!
--doug
skepticism is always merited, but i trust this because... 1) it's by netcraft which is well-known and has had the same tool available for windows for some time already. 2) the article links to the download directly from netcraft's own site which you can also get to by skipping the link and going to netcraft's home page yourself.
On 27/05/05, mb1 - Khan St. Preest
How is one to know that this is not bait for some phishing site or some other kind of scam? I'm beginning to wonder just what can be trusted on the web!
--doug
skepticism is always merited, but i trust this because...
1) it's by netcraft which is well-known and has had the same tool available for windows for some time already. 2) the article links to the download directly from netcraft's own site which you can also get to by skipping the link and going to netcraft's home page yourself.
Erm, there has been a plug in toolbar available for Firefox since well before December 2004 called SpoofStick. It is also an anti phishing tool in that it will tell the user whether or not they are on the site that is listed in the main address bar. I've been using it since about the middle of last year and it is very good. It is available for both the Win version and the Linux version of Firefox. -- Take care. Kevan Farmer 34 Hill Street Cheslyn Hay Staffordshire WS6 7HR
On Saturday 28 May 2005 11:30, Kevanf1 wrote:
Erm, there has been a plug in toolbar available for Firefox since well before December 2004 called SpoofStick. It is also an anti phishing tool in that it will tell the user whether or not they are on the site that is listed in the main address bar.
Er, you are always on the site listed in the address bar, unless someone has been tampering with DNS records. What SpoofStick does is to remove all the extraneous rubbish that spoofers put in their URLs to make it harder to read. It will simply strip out the domain part of the URL and present it to you in an easy to read fashion. Not exactly ground breaking security research, but for the stressed browser user it can make things easier
participants (5)
-
Anders Johansson -
Doug McGarrett -
Fred A. Miller -
Kevanf1 -
mb1 - Khan St. Preest