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Firefox saved my ass...
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RE: Firefox saved my ass...
(October 11, 2016 at 7:16 pm)Jehanne Wrote: or, rather, my computer's ass.

To make a very long story short -- received an email from a family doctor that appeared to be completely authentic; was even from the doc's correct email with his signature, address, phone number and title.  Email invited me to click on a "secure Google document", but when I did, Firefox had already flagged the website as being malicious.  Turns out that it was located in Dubai!

With this incident, I am now a lifelong Firefox user!

That highlights the fact that in-browser security is required. Not just the built-in malicious website protection, but also by disabling the flash plugin, installing the MVPS hosts file and uBlock Origin installed with malware filters and ad server filters enabled. They are just as important as a virus scanner in my mind, because they protect you from potential threats before they are executed and become the problem of your virus scanner. And of course they protect you from phishing websites. It's not a complete protection of course, but it helps.
For Religion & Health see:[/b][/size] Williams & Sternthal. (2007). Spirituality, religion and health: Evidence and research directions. Med. J. Aust., 186(10), S47-S50. -LINK

The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK


"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
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Firefox saved my ass... - by Jehanne - October 11, 2016 at 7:16 pm
RE: Firefox saved my ass... - by Iroscato - October 11, 2016 at 7:22 pm
RE: Firefox saved my ass... - by SteelCurtain - October 11, 2016 at 7:22 pm
RE: Firefox saved my ass... - by Iroscato - October 11, 2016 at 7:22 pm
RE: Firefox saved my ass... - by abaris - October 11, 2016 at 7:23 pm
RE: Firefox saved my ass... - by account_inactive - October 11, 2016 at 7:24 pm
RE: Firefox saved my ass... - by Minimalist - October 11, 2016 at 7:52 pm
RE: Firefox saved my ass... - by Aractus - October 11, 2016 at 8:00 pm
RE: Firefox saved my ass... - by Jehanne - October 11, 2016 at 10:35 pm
RE: Firefox saved my ass... - by Thumpalumpacus - October 11, 2016 at 9:36 pm
RE: Firefox saved my ass... - by Sterben - October 11, 2016 at 9:58 pm
RE: Firefox saved my ass... - by vorlon13 - October 11, 2016 at 10:36 pm
RE: Firefox saved my ass... - by Sterben - October 11, 2016 at 10:39 pm
RE: Firefox saved my ass... - by thesummerqueen - October 12, 2016 at 9:48 am
RE: Firefox saved my ass... - by deleteduser12345 - October 12, 2016 at 12:02 pm

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