How to make Firefox the most secure browser

Passed on competition hackers Pwn2Own browser hacking last week brought a very sad results: all subjects, and these were Internet Explorer 10, Firefox 19 and Chrome 25, eventually surrendered to art burglars. Although it once again proves that the completely safe programs do not exist, yet in our power to ensure that pest problem it has been the most complicated. Today we will deal measures Firefox salvation.

1. updating

The first step that you have to do is make sure that your browser has the latest version. Search for security holes and patching program happens all the time, so that each new update closes immediately or that a hole in the security. Perhaps you do not like the new features or design may refuse your favorite extensions to work in the new version, but that is no reason to abandon the timely update of the browser.

Check for latest version manually, you can open the "About": Firefox - Help - About Firefox. The program will send a request and, if necessary, will start the update process.

Also, do not interfere with open Firefox settings and make sure you have Automatic Updates enabled. To do this, go to the section additional and the tab updating check the correctness of its settings.

2. plugins

One of the most popular ways to hack the browser is connected to it plugins. You can view your browser's plug-ins on a special page. Enter into the address line about: addons and on the page that appears, go to plugins. No doubt many of them are needed for playback of multimedia and other useful content, on the other hand you can unpleasantly surprised to see this list of totally useless and unfamiliar names, listed here by unauthorized programs. Pootklyuchayte all that you do not need.

It is also very important that all your plugins are the latest version. For verification and updates, visit the special page where you can do it just in one click.

3. passwords

If you are using Firefox's built-in tool for managing passwords, be sure to make sure that you include the protection of its data master password. This is necessary so that other users do not have access to your confidential information. To do this, open the application settings and the Protection tab activate the corresponding options. Take care of sufficient complexity of the password.

However, even if you have set a master password, use the built-in password manager is not the best solution. It is much safer and more convenient to use special tools for this, such as the expansion of LastPass or program KeePass.

4. cookies

These little I've found are stored on your computer and are commonly used Web services for convenience users, such as user authentication, storage of personal settings, statistics and so Further. However, some services are abusing it and collect your personal data. Thus, it is no longer associated with the security and confidentiality on the network.

To do this, click on Firefox> Settings> Privacy and go to Story. Here, in the drop-down menu Firefox will use custom settings for history. After that there will be additional settings, which should not be allowed to accept cookies from third-party sites.

5. additional tools

On site additions for the Firefox browser has a huge number of additions designed to security hardening this browser. We want to draw your attention to one of the most popular and effective under the name NoScript. It allows active content to run only from sites you trust, and protect against hacking techniques such as the XSS-attack and ClickJacking.

For even more security, you can consider the possibility of launch Firefox in a sandbox. One of the best tools in this category is Sandboxie. It allows you to run your browser in a special sandbox that limits its interaction with the operating system.