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Which web shield/web protection is better?
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<blockquote data-quote="oldschool" data-source="post: 957507" data-attributes="member: 71262"><p>Firefox uses Google Safe Browsing which is just OK and nowhere near as good as Avast's web shield. That being said, there are pros and cons to MITM web filtering for various reasons including e.g. privacy, etc.. Others could explain the technical details better than I. I myself don't care for such invasion but I also don't rely only on Safe Browsing. User awareness and knowledge is your first line of defense, and often the best.</p><p></p><p>My preferred built-in option is Smartscreen in Edge, which raises its own privacy concerns. And like [USER=67595]@ESecurity[/USER] said, secure DNS is another method. I see he uses BD Trafficlight extension in FF and Malwarebytes in Chrome. They are both very good. In the end it is a matter of personal preference, level of paranoia, etc.</p><p></p><p>Just remember: Stay safe, not paranoid! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite130" alt="(y)" title="Thumbs up (y)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(y)" /> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite110" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="oldschool, post: 957507, member: 71262"] Firefox uses Google Safe Browsing which is just OK and nowhere near as good as Avast's web shield. That being said, there are pros and cons to MITM web filtering for various reasons including e.g. privacy, etc.. Others could explain the technical details better than I. I myself don't care for such invasion but I also don't rely only on Safe Browsing. User awareness and knowledge is your first line of defense, and often the best. My preferred built-in option is Smartscreen in Edge, which raises its own privacy concerns. And like [USER=67595]@ESecurity[/USER] said, secure DNS is another method. I see he uses BD Trafficlight extension in FF and Malwarebytes in Chrome. They are both very good. In the end it is a matter of personal preference, level of paranoia, etc. Just remember: Stay safe, not paranoid! (y) ;) [/QUOTE]
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