if i were to stumble on a malicious site, one that just going on could infect my pc with a malicious code or something like that, could noscript protect me?
how effective an add on is it to ff?
Five answers:
2008-10-17 13:57:48 UTC
Although not a substitute for having good Anti-Virus program I can tell you right now that NOSCRIPT does protect from malicious script on sites. I went to a sites and NOSCRIPT was blocking the script for that site, every thing was fine, until I temporary allowed script for the site then my anti- virus program shot up because a Trojan was detected. NOSCRIPT also protects from what is called (cross site script)you should read all about it on NOSCRIPT. Go to >options>advanced and read XSS fAQ
wahwahwah
2008-10-17 12:44:35 UTC
Well, it depends on how the bad guy chooses to execute the virus on your computer.
If it is with a script embedded on the page, then noscript would have blocked it.
I've been saved once by noscript, actually.
It's a great addon anyway.
Although, when you've installed it you might notice some pages wont load properly, then you just allow scripts on the page.
It's worth it.
zoomjet
2008-10-17 12:58:10 UTC
Excellent question. I'm no expert but I believe it goes a long way in preventing browser-based exploits - It is one the first extensions I load in Firefox, alongside antiphishing tools such as McAfee Site Advisor or WOT. I think keeping Windows up to date with security patches is just as important. I also use Threatfire
as a last line of defence
http://www.threatfire.com/
I hope you get an authoritative answer from someone who has some facts!
Scyon
2008-10-17 12:59:00 UTC
It's not bad, but typically you will spend a lot of time configuring white lists.
If you want to visit a site that is fishy, use a text only browser such as lynx or elinks. It's less hassle.