On Mon, 09 Jan 2012 23:33:37 -0800, David E. Ross wrote: > On 1/9/12 5:11 PM, David E. Ross wrote: >> On 1/4/12 7:09 PM, flyguy wrote: >>> Norton Internet Security 2012 offers "Browser protection" for Internet >>> Explorer 6.0 or later, Chrome 10.0 or later, and Firefox 3.6 or later. >>> According to Norton: >>> >>> "When you turn on Browser Protection, Norton Internet Security >>> proactively blocks new or unknown malware programs before they attack >>> your computer. By protecting your Web browser, Norton Internet Security >>> secures your sensitive information and prevents the attackers from >>> controlling your system remotely. >>> >>> Always keep the Browser Protection settings turned on to protect your >>> Web browser against attacks by malicious Web sites." >>> >>> Can SM 2.6.1 fool Norton so it thinks it is FF 3.6 or later, and would >>> the results have any value? Currently, my >>> general.useragent.extra.firefox is set to Firefox/3.0 >> >> AVG Anti-Virus includes a link-scanner that is supposed to provide >> protection while surfing the Web. The Surf-Shield portion of the >> link-scanner works with any application that downloads via the HTTP >> protocol. The Search-Shield portion looks at links provided some of the >> more popuplar search engines. >> >> The Search-Shield supposedly works with Firefox through version 9.* but >> not with SeaMonkey. I'm going to experiment to see if I can tweak it to >> work with SeaMonkey. >> > > I created an XPI file for Search-Shield containing an install.rdf file > indicating compatibility with SeaMonkey 2.4 through 2.9.* and installed > it as an extension in SeaMonkey 2.6.1. I have seen no problems created > by this. > > However, I don't know how to test whether it really works. I would need > a search query for Google or Yahoo that gives a link to a malicious Web > site.
Try this: <mozilla.org/firefox/its-a-trap.html> Phil -- Philip Chee <[email protected]>, <[email protected]> http://flashblock.mozdev.org/ http://xsidebar.mozdev.org Guard us from the she-wolf and the wolf, and guard us from the thief, oh Night, and so be good for us to pass. _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
