Category: Internet

Most of the malware attacks are due to outdated browsers and plugins, as they may contain unpatched vulnerabilities. You can check whether your browser and its various add-ons or plugins are up-to-date using the Qualys Browser Check. It can check Internet Explorer, Firefox and Chrome.

When you download a file using Mozilla Firefox and the downloads are completed, Mozilla Firefox shows an alert on the bottom-right of screen that downloads are complete. The time interval this alert is shown for is two seconds. The two seconds interval can be very small. If you want this alert to appear for a longer time, then you can set a longer interval.

When you download a file using Mozilla Firefox, it automatically adds a shortcut to the downloaded file in your recent documents list. It is a very good thing as it enables you to quickly find the downloaded file from the recent documents list in the Start Menu. But it can be a privacy issue for some of us. If you want to disable this automatically adding of the downloaded files to recent documents, then you can.

Mozilla Firefox is very popular not only because it is very secure but also because it is highly customizable. You can install tons of add-ons and increase Firefox functionality. If you share the computer with family and do not want kids to install just any add-on found on the internet, then you can disable installing of add-ons in the Firefox.

Mozilla Firefox has a feature called Session Store which restore all the previously open tabs and windows when your browser restarts in case of a crash. The sessions store interval is the time interval at which Firefox saves the open windows and tabs to the session store.

Mozilla Firefox stores all your internet browsing history your local hard disk. If you use a shared computer and do not want anyone else to see what web sites you visited, then you can set Firefox to automatically clear the history every time you close the browser.

If you think a web page has small text or pictures in it, and you want to enlarge it, then you can zoom that web page. In Mozilla Firefox you have the options to zoom the complete page with the images or you can zoom only the text on a web page.

When you enter login credentials on a web site, Firefox prompts you to save the passwords so that next time you do not have to type it in. Next time you visit that web site, Firefox automatically fills in the user name and the password fields from the saved passwords database. But this can be a security problem, as anyone can login to your accounts.

When you visit a web site, Mozilla Firefox stores the web pages and embedded content like images etc. on your local hard disk. This local storage is called cache. The cache has a preset size. If cache is full, then the older content is removed to make space for the recently opened web sites. You can change the cache size in Firefox to whatever you like.

Opera stores the web pages and all its images etc. on your local hard disk. This local storage is called the cache. The cache has to be cleared at regular intervals for a faster browsing experience. If you want to automate the process, then you can choose to clear the cache on every browser exit.