NoScript Add-On Updated for Firefox 57 and the New WebExtensions API

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source (bleepingcomputer.com): NoScript Add-On Updated for Firefox 57 and the New WebExtensions API

Six days after Mozilla launched Firefox 57, a revamped version of the Firefox browser, Giorgio Maone, the developer of the NoScript add-on, has updated NoScript to work with Firefox's new WebExtensions add-ons API.

Last week, on November 14, when Mozilla released Firefox 57, NoScript was one of the many popular Firefox add-ons that were not updated to work with the browser's new version, which dropped support for legacy addons (built on the XUL-based Add-ons SDK).

NoScript was just one of the many other insanely popular add-ons that did not work with the new Firefox, a list that also included Tab Groups, Classic Theme Restorer, FireGestures, MinimizeToTray revived, QuickNote, Session Manager, DownThemAll!, Tab Mix Plus, and FlashGot Mass Downloader.

NoScript's WebExtensions update was never in danger
While many developers had publicly stated they intended to abandon their add-ons following Firefox 57, Maone was one of the few that promised to put out a WebExtensions version.

Delays during NoScript's development meant he missed Mozilla's grand unveiling of Firefox 57. This caused some panic among Firefox users, as NoScript had become a must-use for many Internauts after the add-on received praises from Edward Snowden and was included as a default add-on with the Tor Browser.

The add-on is so popular because it allows users to blacklist scripts (JavaScript files) and active content (Java, Flash, Silverlight) based on a per-domain basis. It can also block JS-based clickjacking and cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The new WebExtensions version of the NoScript add-on (v10.x) still supports all these basic features. The differences compared to the old NoScript version (5.x) is in the add-on's settings and visual interface.

Maone: Update to Firefox 57 or Firefox ESR
Despite putting out a NoScript version that is without a doubt inferior to the old 5.x branch, Maone does not recommend users to remain on old Firefox versions so that they could use the old NoScript version.

Instead, he recommends that users migrate to Firefox ESR and wait until NoScript 10.x catches up with the old branch. The security benefits included with Firefox ESR and/or 57 as a whole far outweigh NoScript's meager protection features, so users should avoid remaining on Firefox 56 or older just because of NoScript.

 

[Transhumana]

I'm so glad to have it back
Even though I have to say that I liked the old UI slightly better, but I'll probably get used to the new one in a day or two.

 

[brambedkar59]

That's some good news. Gonna try it now. Been waiting for quite awhile for this. Better late than never.

 

[ForgottenSeer 58943]

If only they would have a decent speed dial on this browser.. Opera and Yandex have amazing speed dials.

Firefox still fails miserably in the speed dial realms.

 

[brambedkar59]

If only they would have a decent speed dial on this browser.. Opera and Yandex have amazing speed dials.

Firefox still fails miserably in the speed dial realms.

I have no issues with that, cause I don't even look at it I just type 'y'>enter youtube.com, 'm'>enter malwaretips.com

 

[brambedkar59]

I'm so glad to have it back
Even though I have to say that I liked the old UI slightly better, but I'll probably get used to the new one in a day or two.

Old UI was much much better

 

[Transhumana]

Old UI was much much better

It's still bit confusing to me as the previous interface seemed more intuitive but I guess we'll figure it out quickly.

 

[brambedkar59]

no-script is for firefox but in chrome is not made, only there is scriptsafe.

Cause there is no 'proper/extensive' API for it in chrome. Even in Firefox 57 some of the APIs are missing which made Firefox extensions so powerful. AFAIK Some of these will be added in due time.

 

[lowdetection]

What is the scope of the CSP Report in the new version?

Found good article explaing it here: uBlock Origin criticized for blocking CSP - gHacks Tech News

 

[Windows Defender Shill]

I like the new interface

But I can't access it from the icon when in private mode.

 

[spaceoctopus]

Good news!Essential extension Well, for the interface story, i love the new one. The old one, was really getting, old when compared it to those of Vivaldi, Opera, Edge or Chrome. It had to change.
On the bad side, somethings didn't change, Firefox is still a resource hog, for years now Sometimes using almost 200MB.

 

[Deletedmessiah]

Old UI was much much better

My favorite was classic UI too, I like new UI too with dark theme. I absolutely hated that rounded tabs Chrome wannabe UI though. Glad they changed it.

 

[lowdetection]

My experience is that I loved the old one interface, exp the temporary allow, that I don't find easy in new interface. But give it times, and I am sure will be good work again.

 

[Windows_Security]

On the bad side, somethings didn't change, Firefox is still a resource hog, for years now Sometimes using almost 200MB.

Resource hog? Om my Asus Transformer (which has a Z3750 4 single thread core CPU with 2GB RAM), Firefox with 4 tabs open only uses 10% to 15% of the memory, while my processor has reached the maximum processes/threads it can handle in parallel. Unless you have an Intel I9 with 1 GB RAM the memory usage should not be an issue Firefox 54 finally goes multiprocess, eight years after work began

 

[lowdetection]

Now is better, I can temporary allow in a nice way with the new update, good work