Firefox
Security researchers at Trend Micro have discovered the existence of a new spyware that initially pretends to be an Adobe Flash Player update but upon execution creates a Firefox add-on called “Adobe Flash Player 0.2″. If installed this fake Firefox add-on has the capability to monitor the user’s browsing activities, with much regard to the users Google search habits, say the researchers.
All information gathered is forwarded to a third party website http://{BLOCKED}jupdate.com.” The fake add-on is also capable of injecting ads into a Google search results page, that’s just a minor side effect.
via TrendLabs – Firefox Add-on Spies on Google Search Results
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Linux/Mac/windows: In Optimize Firefox Databases With a Single Line of Code you were asked to copy and paste a line of code in the Error Console command to vacuum your fragmented SQLite databases.
Now you can get this done automatically with the Improved Vacuum Places add-on. This experimental add-on for Firefox 3.5 and higher vacuums your Places Database each time you click on the small icon it places on your Firefox status bar. More»
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Fire.FM is a Firefox extension that adds an excellent Last.FM toolbar to Firefox. This Last.Fm toolbar makes it unnecessary to keep a Last.Fm streaming music web page open in the background whilst you get along with your affairs. More»
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Mozilla continues to improve Weave Sync with version 0.6. Weave sync is a Firefox add-on that encrypts and securely synchronizes
your bookmarks, saved passwords, browsing history, tabs, including form-field history and preferences across multiple Firefox installs. More»
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Phoenity Aura is a newly released Firefox Theme -- now at version 0.4 for Firefox 3.5 that dresses your Firefox browser in a simple and glassy way.
The author of this Firefox extension also provides for download at his website the icons used to build this theme. The icons are in PNG-32 format in 24×24 and 16×16 sizes -- 172 icons in all. Just hit the link below to get to his website. Also available for download are Phoenity Aura icons for utorrent
Phoenity Aura Firefox Theme | Phoenity Aura Icons
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