What are the best security add-ons for Firefox 19

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

What are the best security add-ons for Firefox 19? And what are some things I can do to make my browser moar secure?

I also have another question about Java. I recently wiped my boot drive and did a fresh install. I thought I needed Java. Security Essentials found an exploit in Java. I uninstalled it. 5 days later MS Security Essentials finds the same exploit: even after I've uninstalled Java...

Windows 7 64 ..

Thanks

 

[smakme7757]

You can use No-script with firefox which is a very nice add-on however it can get frustrating and impede your experience.

Best idea. FF for 95% of your web activities and use Chrome when you need to use flash.

That way you surf without flash support which is where most malware gets in.

 

[boochi]

Ad-block plus can block some malicious adverts that popup.

 

[MontyAC]

DoNotTrackMe.

 

[lxskllr]

Adblock+ with Fanboys ultimate list
Set plugins to click to play
https everywhere
NoScript
Block 3rd party cookies
BetterPrivacy
Use search that doesn't track. I like DuckDuckGo, Startpage is good too

Don't install Java unless you need it. I'm guessing you got a hit on residual config files, but I dunno.

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

Adblock+ with Fanboys ultimate list
Set plugins to click to play
https everywhere
NoScript
Block 3rd party cookies
BetterPrivacy
Use search that doesn't track. I like DuckDuckGo, Startpage is good too

Don't install Java unless you need it. I'm guessing you got a hit on residual config files, but I dunno.

Yeah, I think the Java thing was a config file left-over in the temp directory.

What about those add-ons up above? I've searched the exact names on those and most didn't come up. Https everywhere, is this an add-on or like the others = some things I can tweak in FF ?

Thanks everyone for the help and suggestions so far

 

[Chiefcrowe]

adblock plus: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/adblock-plus/?src=ss

noscript: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/noscript/?src=hp-dl-featured

better privacy: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/betterprivacy/?src=search

https everywhere is on its own site for some reason:
https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere

 

[lxskllr]

adblock plus: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/adblock-plus/?src=ss

noscript: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/noscript/?src=hp-dl-featured

better privacy: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/betterprivacy/?src=search

https everywhere is on its own site for some reason:
https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere

and this is where I get my filter list for ABP

https://secure.fanboy.co.nz/filters.html

 

[KillerBee]

Not a plugin but SpyBot Search&Destroy has always been good at Immunizing WebBrowsers. There is a newer 2.0 version out now if you haven't updated recently.

http://www.safer-networking.org/2012/spybot-2-now-available-for-download/

 

[MontyAC]

I don't bother with the newer version of Spybot. I like the simpler older version.

 

[KillerBee]

I don't bother with the newer version of Spybot. I like the simpler older version.

Yea that was my initial reaction - but the new version does have a bunch of new added tools and still does the old stuff.

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

I haven't used that tool in a looong time. I'm not too trustworthy of free malware etc software.. :hmm:

 

[lxskllr]

Back when I used Windows, I dropped SpyBot. It never did anything, and was just another program to update. I got tired of updating it.

 

[brad310]

Im using ghostery. I imagine its probably like adblock+

 

[bononos]

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Best idea. FF for 95% of your web activities and use Chrome when you need to use flash.

That way you surf without flash support which is where most malware gets in.

You mean use Chrome when you need java?
Flash videos are quite common.