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Turn your head and cough, Firefox! Mozilla's plugin check is live

Whichever browser you happen to be using, there's more to keeping it up to date than running automatic updates for the browser itself. There are all those nasty plugins -- like Flash, Java, and Quicktime. Each one presents new opportunities for malware pushers, so an outdated plugin can put an unsuspecting web user at great risk. Mozilla announced a while back that they were tweaking the "What's ...

DLS 101 - free tools to help you surf and download safely

Whether you're a novice user or you've got years of web-browsing experience under your belt, it never hurts to have a little extra protection while you surf the Internet. In this installment of DLS 101, we'll have a look at three types of tools - browser toolbars, web services, and URL un-shorteners - that can help keep you safe while you browse! Web browser toolbars These options all work in ...

Think your browser history is private? Think again.

While it might not be news to some of our readers, more casual computer users might want to take note. Pay web2.0collage a visit, and you'll learn just how easy it can be for a website (any website) to poke around and see what sites you've been visiting. The app limits itself to displaying polite websites, but it's safe to say it could just as easily display all the NSFW sites you've been visiting ...