The distro's greatest asset is arguably also its greatest weakness If you installed the Firefox, LibreWolf, or Zen web ...

Browser extensions can be just as dangerous as regular apps, and their integration with the tool everyone’s constantly using ...

Security researchers have discovered malicious Firefox add-ons that used the names of known tools and games to trick users ...

Koi Security’s researchers have found a complex cybercriminal scheme that uses more than 40 fake Firefox browser add-ons. These corrupt add-ons pretend to be real cryptocurrency wallet products ...

Mozilla has developed a new security feature for its add-on portal that helps block Firefox malicious extensions that drain cryptocurrency wallets.

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How Browsers Test Extensions Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Safari have rigorous review processes. Malicious add-ons occasionally slip through security cracks, though.

Mozilla last night announced that two experimental Firefox add-ons, Master Filer and the Sothink Web Video Downloader version 4, infected victim PCs with Trojans when either add-on was installed.

No browser is unbreachable, but the security add-ons available for Mozilla's Firefox browser certainly put the odds in your favor.

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