Spyware, Internet Security, and Firefox

TOMLESCOEQUIP · May 26, 2005

Thanks.......Spybot downloaded just fine & the new updated version found just a couple items to fix...............Tom

JayC · May 26, 2005

You might also want to give these a try:

Ad-Aware SE Personal Edition 1.05

Windows AntiSpyware

I've had good luck with both of them (as well as the aforementioned SpyBot).

JayC · May 26, 2005

<font color="blue"> I would also make sure that in the content area that Enable Javascript is selected, but make sure that disable common annoyances is also selected. </font>

Where do I select disable common annoyances? What's the content area? If I go to Tools - Options - Web Features, Enable JavaScript is already selected. If I click Advanced, there is no option to select Disable Common Annoyances. I've looked throughout the Options and didn't see it. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

getut · May 26, 2005

See the attachment. If your window for Tools/Options doesn't look like the one in the attachment then you are running an older version of Firefox.

***Edit: The TBN attachment seems to be dead. So here is inline image of it.

JayC · May 26, 2005

<font color="blue"> If your window for Tools/Options doesn't look like the one in the attachment then you are running an older version of Firefox. </font>

Older version? I just downloaded it from Mozilla's site yesterday. I'm running 1.04. Here is what my options screen looks like.

I've also revertaed back to having cookies deleted when they expire. Even if I put some sites on the exception list, the cookies still get deleted. It's getting old having to relogin every time. When adding them to the exception list I clicked Allow instead of Allow for Session.

getut · May 26, 2005

Ok.. I use the nightly build developer version (newer than new /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif). So I wasn't sure whether the user interface in my version had not made it to the 1.0.4 version yet.

I checked and that is the case. I am running the "next" version of the interface that hasn't made it out yet. This version is still in testing and may or may not make it out as final. In your version, just click on the advanced button beside enable javascript and then uncheck all those items.

ronjhall · May 31, 2005

I updated to the latest version of Mozilla Firefox.
To my surprise, there is no spellchecker extension like the one I was using with the older version. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif
I believe it was Spellbound.
Did I miss something?

getut · May 31, 2005

I'm guessing from your post that you previously had spellbound running and then upgraded your firefox and then it stopped working or doesn't show up anymore. Please correct me if I am wrong there, but I'll continue as if this is the case.

With Firefox updates, especially between major releases, the javascript handling among other things may change drastically. Most of the configuration and add-on stuff for Firefox works through javascript config files. When you upgrade the format of one or more of those files may have changed drastically, so therefore Firefox may fail to even detect installed add-ons. Add ons themselves sometimes change to support newer versions of the browser.

If you go really long times between upgrades, the best method for upgrading is to back up your favorites, uninstall the existing Firefox, manually delete any leftover folders, both in the Program Files area and under your Windows user profile, then install the new version of Firefox, then install the latest version of all your plugins.

ronjhall · May 31, 2005

I was not able to find a spellchecker for the new version when I did a search of the available extentions. However, maybe I had missed where to look for the extention.

Durbob · Jun 1, 2005

Look for RiteOfTongue as a spellcheck extension. I use it with the latest release. I use it as a stand alone spellchecker even though it says not to.
http://hashcolouredtabs.mozdev.org/riteoftongue/
Dur