Noscript for Firefox is available for free and released under the open source GPLv2 license on Windows from Firefox addons. Overall, NoScript for Firefox can be a pretty handy application to have as it is particularly good at disabling ads and nasty Flash scripts - especially video ads which seem to have become popular. It can also be used to just temporarily enable or disable scripts from being executed. You can manage which sites have permission to run scripts by creating a whitelist and sites can be removed and added pretty easily.įrom the "Options" of NoScript, you can also select which types of scripts can be enabled and disabled.
The usage of the program is quite simple and involves adding it to Firefox or other browser which support Firefox addons and extensions. In other words, NoScript gives users full control over which sites should be allowed to run scripts thus helping protect against malicious attacks and clickjacking and cross site scription (XSS). NoScript is an excellent addon for Mozilla Firefox which allows users to enable and disable the execution of JavaScript and Flash based on host name (domain). With hardly any user intervention required, NoScript offers a superb level of protection against site borne security threats and ensures that you have full control over what is allowed to run in your browser window.Advertisement Allows JavaScript and Java execution only for trusted domain and block it for webpages that are suspicious. The settings you choose to use can be quickly backed up by saving them as a bookmark so they can be restored when you have to reinstall, or transferred to another computer. You can choose to be notified when a script is blocked, so should a site fail to function as expected you can opt to enable individual page elements as required. When you encounter such as site, you can easily add it to a whitelist so that scripts will be allowed to run now and in the future - ideal for banking and shopping sites. The addon automatically blocks all such content, but there may well be occasions when you need it to run.
NoScript is a Firefox addon that can be used to prevent the running of scripts on the sites you visit. In addition to reducing the performance of sites, there is also the potential for scripts to be used for malicious purposes. Web plugins such as Flash, Java and JavaScript can be used to add a range of interesting features to web sites, but there are also a number of downsides.
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