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Separation of work, personal, and private , for all things tech? [closed]
Increasingly I'm finding it's very difficult to separate anything on my computers and devices. Everything syncs everywhere, I need to do work from my home computer, I need to do personal things from ...
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Do Chrome extensions for one User have any access to other users?
I am trying to isolate any installed Google Chrome / Chromium extensions from my more private web browsing activity. My thought was to have two Chrome "Users", with more private browsing done in one, ...
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Is the guideline: don't open email attachments or execute downloads or run plug-ins (Flash, Java) from untrusted sites enough to avert infection? [closed]
I'd like to know if the following is enough to avert malware as I feel that the press and other advisory resources aren't always precisely clear on all the methods as to how PCs get infected.
To my ...
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Change User-Agent as a security measurement
Imagine the following situation. I'm a Mac user, if I open a web site with some kind of malware(Platform specific). This site/malware will use my user agent to detect what system I am using. So, if I ...
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Am I safe from MS Advisory 2963983 by using a different application to host the MSIE rendering engine?
Microsoft Security Advisory 2963983
Vulnerability in Internet Explorer Could Allow Remote Code Execution
Published: April 26, 2014
General Information
Executive Summary
Microsoft ...
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Web browser | Disabling the download of arbitrary scripts
I use firefox. Is there an addon or setting to stop my browser from downloading all the scripts that are linked on a webpage?
I would like to only follow links which are at domains in my whitelist.
I ...
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Is Chromium Wheel Smooth Scroller secure?
Chromium Wheel Smooth Scroller, which is an extension for Chrome browser really seems a nice product.
But, on the security side, "it can access your data on all websites", this is the official ...
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Unable to add secure Java site
I need to add a secure site to allow Java apps to be run in my web browser.
I use Windows 7 and the latest Java build, Java 7 update 17 build 1.7.0_17-b02. However, in the Security tab of the Java ...
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Why my Google search results are all directed via "http://www.ecosia.org/"?
Recently I noticed a website called "ecosia.org" which directs all my Google search results. What's happening to me?
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Every website is showing untrusted certificate warning on all browsers
I'm on windows 7. Every website is showing untrusted security warning. I tried every browser that I have. I tried using https. This is extremely odd, it never happened before, well it could happen to ...
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Chrome - Why am I automatically authenticated to a web app even after clearing browser cookies?
I am accessing a web application using Chrome. If I sign out of the app and clear all Chrome history/cookies/etc (even Flash cookies which are now handled by Chrome in the same Clear History area) ...
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Malicious "confirm navigation" dialogs?
Some sites, like StackExchange, pop up an "Are you sure you want to leave this page?" dialog when you try to leave under certain conditions, such as if you have a post you haven't finished editing. ...
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My Java applets won't run in HTML
My Java applet runs fine when I open the HTML in AppletViewer, but when I open the html in like Chrome, it just says "Error, click for more details" and the details say that my security options ...
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Why does my browser ask me to confirm full screen?
I noticed that when I try to view a video or pdf file online in full screen, the browser ask me to confirm that I chose full screen.
At least I saw this on chrome.
Is there a security issue ...
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Checking security certificates in a browser
I have been given a laptop with pre-installed software and I am connecting to the internet on it via company wifi.
When I am accessing a secure website using https, I want to ensure that the LAN ...
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Can one use SSL certificates for user authentication to websites?
I hear that it is possible to create SSL certificates and use them instead of password authentication. Is this true and how to do it? And do all SSL enabled sites allow this?
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Can I "Trust" non-SSL website for inclusion with SSL site?
Can I create exemptions in the major Windows browsers (IE, Firefox, Chrome, Safari) for the insecure content warnings you get when mixing https and http on the same page?
WE have a site that needs to ...
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How many "drive by" viruses were discovered in the last couple of years? [closed]
I mean those that infect by only viewing a website or clicking a link. Not those that you have to click "Download" in the Windows dialog.
I want to know how important are virus definition updates in ...
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Is there a real possibility of "drive-by" getting malware? [closed]
I know malware can be gotten by downloading and running stuff, but is there a real possibility of just viewing a webpage and getting one?
I'm not using IE.
Please give some support to your answer. ...
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Our company claims that the DLP system can even monitor the contents of HTTPS traffic, how is this possible?
There is software installed on all client machines for DLP (Data Loss Prevention) and HIPAA compliance. Supposedly it can read HTTPS data clearly. I always thought that between the browser and the ...
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Does javascript have access to my bookmarks and history?
I'm using RefControl addon for firefox, to avoid sending the referer in the headers.
But now I'm wondering if the previous page or even my full history can be viewed by websites with javascript.
And ...
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How to hide Browser Plugin Details in firefox for more privacy?
I'm trying to trick the results in this page to have more privacy/anonymity: https://panopticlick.eff.org/index.php?action=log&js=yes
So far the best I could do is change the user agent, with the ...
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Can we get a virus by allowing an External Protocol Request in Chrome?
When opening torrents, I would always download the .torrent file and manually open them using uTorrent.
There's an alternative way called the magnet links. How safe are magnet links compared to ...
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Gmail loses browser encryption after a while
I'm using the latest version of Firefox on the latest version of OS X for reference. I've noticed that sometimes when I go back to my email tab and look in the location bar, Firefox says gmail is no ...
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Does any browser or plugin have a 1 click means to surf securely?
I don't mean anonymously so much as I mean turn off JavaScript, Flash, and anything else that potentially has a virus. I recognize the UX goes way down, but that's one reason this has to be easy.
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From browser how to browse a link which needs priviledged IP address
From my local machine from home, I can not access this site. But I can ssh to my work machine and from there ssh to this machine hosting this site. Is there a way to do this ssh hopping to change IP ...
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Why do some browsers ask for confirmation before following any HTTPS link?
I've seen many browsers, both mobile and desktop, show a warning dialog when I click on an HTTPS link. Just warning of the fact that this is an HTTPS link.
For example, my Nokia E75 asks "Opening a ...
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Why might a browser sometimes ask for confirmation when going to an HTTPS page?
When I click on a link to an HTTPS link, the browser will sometimes ask for confirmation or channel me though a form before it will allow me to se the page. Why would it do this?
(This question ...
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Is there a way to measure the level of security provided by a browser?
I am attempting to locate a lightweight browser that adheres to security standards when browsing the web and was wondering if I can measure the level of security provided by each browser so that I can ...
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How can I get a virus by just visiting a website? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Can a computer be infected by malware through web browser?
It is common knowledge that you can get a virus just by visiting a website. But how is this possible?
Do these ...
Janet Jacobs