A No-brainer Way of Security (Part 2)

People always says that prevention is better than cure. So in this post, I'll introduce two browser extensions which can shield you from the risk of falling into the enemy's trap. First, I'll explain what is a browser extension. Assuming that all readers of this No-brainer post are unfamiliar with this term, an extension is actually a tiny little thing that add new extra features to your web browser. For instance, if your Mozilla Firefox browser's build-in downloader is not fast and efficient enough, you can install a third party download client extension in order to embed the "download client" feature into your browser.

So I'll introduce amazing browser extension that can keep you from the monsters without needing you to watch your steps when you click around the webpage.


First, there is an extension call "Adblock Plus". This extension works as its name, it blocks most of annoying advertisements that blocks your sight while you're on the web. This is important as it can prevent you from misclicking any advertisement that might send you to website containing malicious code. The best part is that you enable and disable it anytime you want to, if you really need access to certain safe advertisement. The process is pretty simple, if you are using Firefox, just click the bright orange firefox button on the upper left corner of your browser, and select the add-ons button. This will lead you to the add-ons manager which you can find your "Adblock Plus" extension at the Extension section.  Now search for the "Disable" button at the right side of that extension, and click it. It will then prompt you to restart your browser, just do it and you will have your Adblock Plus extension disabled. On the other hand, if you want to revert the action you did just now, you can simple follow the same instruction and select "Enable" at the right corner of your Adblock Plus extension column, same goes to uninstalling it. One more thing that I really love about this extension is that it supports all common browsers, which are the Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, and Internet Explorer. For Internet Explorer users, the process is same as Firefox, except that you need to select the "Tools" button which is located on the upper right corner of the browser. Then you search for the "Manage Add-on" button, the rest of the steps are the same as Firefox. In Google Chrome, after you've installed the extension, you can locate it by clicking button on the upper right corner of your browser, which look like a Spanner. From there, you seek for the "Tools" button and select "Extensions" from there. The rest are the same as the previous instructions.

The second extension would be the "WOT" extension. This extension helps you to evaluate and rate all the websites so that you know which are safe to browse. The installation procedure is similar to the "Adblock Plus" extension. With this extension, you can value each search result's credibility and reputation, by checking the colour of circle shape "WOT" icon at the right of all your search results. For example, if you look for the word "fish" using your search engine, you can see a list of results all related to fish. Beside each result, such as "Fish - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia", there will be a green circle at its right side, indicating that it is a reputable and risk free site.
If the circle is either yellow or red, it means that the site might contain virus, spyware or dangerous advertisements. It is easy enough to learn how to evaluate a website with this extension, and best of all, it is free and available for all major web browser, just like "Adblock Plus" extension.

To conclude this post, I pretty much ensure you that you can surf the net safely with both of this useful extensions, so go ahead and try it. If you have doubts or uncertainty about these extension or maybe you need extra guidance, you can let me know by leaving a comment right under my post, I'll be happy to assist you. Thanks for reading. :)