Google has been offering the Safe Browsing Firefox extension for quite some time now and it is something that I install with every Firefox installation that I do. It is nice that the extension will no longer be needed in Firefox 2 because the Safe Browsing feature is going to be built-in.
The extension basically works by comparing the URL of the site you’re visiting to a list of known phishing sites. If a match is found you’ll see a warning similar to the one above. However, most people don’t realize that the extension is protecting you from 4,100+ sites! Don’t believe me? Checkout the list yourself.
Here are a few statistics that I gathered from the 4,195 blocked sites:
- The word ebay is found 1,835 times.
- The word paypal is found 1,209 times.
- The word login is found 1,036 times.
- The word bank is found 796 times.
- The word secure is found 404 times.
- The word chase is found 401 times.
I had never heard of this extension. I am going to have to try it. Thanks!
No problem, it is actually included in the Google Toolbar if you use the most recent version for Firefox.
When I downloaded, I noticed that I had to download the toolbar. I have never used the google toolbar before. it is kind of decent.