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geekhack Community => Off Topic => Topic started by: tp4tissue on Sun, 02 December 2018, 19:26:25

Title: Getting old, m0ar indication.
Post by: tp4tissue on Sun, 02 December 2018, 19:26:25: 3 out of 6 of my Firefox extensions have become retired and unsigned..

Running Unsigned code.. eeepp..

I refuse to update..

What are Your thoughts on running Unsafe browsers on "unpopular.. relatively" safe/known sites..

(https://i.imgur.com/J8eSfk6.gif)
Title: Re: Getting old, m0ar indication.
Post by: rowdy on Sun, 02 December 2018, 20:11:19: Run browser in a virtual machine and restore it to a known good state before browsing.
Title: Re: Getting old, m0ar indication.
Post by: Leslieann on Sun, 02 December 2018, 20:21:12: Get off Windows
Switch to Waterfox (an up to date Firefox that allows older extensions, also available for Windows)
Use adblockers (ublock Origin, not ublock!)
Use a malware blocking DNS service, I use OpenDNS
208.67.222.222
208.67.222.220
Title: Re: Getting old, m0ar indication.
Post by: fanpeople on Sun, 02 December 2018, 20:26:37: Switch computer off. No power, no risk, no problem.
Title: Re: Getting old, m0ar indication.
Post by: Leslieann on Sun, 02 December 2018, 21:12:24: Quote from: fanpeople on Sun, 02 December 2018, 20:26:37
Switch computer off. No power, no risk, no problem.
Need to unplug it completely and drain residual power.

Better yet, just smash it to pieces.
Title: Re: Getting old, m0ar indication.
Post by: tp4tissue on Sun, 02 December 2018, 21:19:02: Quote from: Leslieann on Sun, 02 December 2018, 21:12:24
Quote from: fanpeople on Sun, 02 December 2018, 20:26:37
Switch computer off. No power, no risk, no problem.
Need to unplug it completely and drain residual power.

Better yet, just smash it to pieces.

(https://i.imgur.com/ucmvQmZ.gif)
Title: Re: Getting old, m0ar indication.
Post by: fanpeople on Sun, 02 December 2018, 21:21:28: Quote from: Leslieann on Sun, 02 December 2018, 21:12:24
Quote from: fanpeople on Sun, 02 December 2018, 20:26:37
Switch computer off. No power, no risk, no problem.
Need to unplug it completely and drain residual power.

Better yet, just smash it to pieces.

Good point, got to practice safe computing.
Title: Re: Getting old, m0ar indication.
Post by: xtrafrood on Mon, 03 December 2018, 09:46:37: Is there an option to adopt unmaintained firefox extensions? ...Asking for a friend... A very generous and extremely helpful friend...