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Netcraft has updated its browser extension to add protection against malicious JavaScript, including shopping site skimmers and web miners. Shopping site skimmers are malicious JavaScript programs that steal your payment card information when you checkout on a compromised online store, and send it back to a fraudster to use later. These attacks have affected a […] Continue reading Netcraft Extension adds protection against malicious JavaScript→

Netcraft has updated its browser extension to add protection against malicious JavaScript, including shopping site skimmers and web miners. The Netcraft Extension now protects against malicious JavaScript Shopping site skimmers are malicious JavaScript programs that steal your payment card information when you checkout on a compromised online store, and send it back to a fraudster to use later. These attacks have affected a large number of online shops, and are invisible to even the most vigilant shoppers as there is no visual change to the page. Continue reading Netcraft Extension adds protection against malicious JavaScript→

The Netcraft Anti-Phishing Extension is now available for Microsoft Edge. The Netcraft Anti-Phishing Extension provides phishing and XSS protection as well as informing you about the websites you visit. It was first made available for Internet Explorer in December 2004, followed by Firefox in 2005, Chrome in 2012 and Opera in 2013. Microsoft Edge is […] Continue reading Netcraft releases anti-phishing extension for Microsoft Edge→

The Netcraft Anti-Phishing Extension is now available for Microsoft Edge.
Netcraft anti-phishing extension on Microsoft Edge. The Netcraft Anti-Phishing Extension provides phishing and XSS protection as well as informing you about the websites you visit. It was first made available for Internet Explorer in December 2004, followed by Firefox in 2005, Chrome in 2012 and Opera in 2013. Microsoft Edge is now supported with the arrival of the extension in the Windows Store. Continue reading Netcraft releases anti-phishing extension for Microsoft Edge→

An update to the Netcraft Anti-Phishing Extension for Mozilla Firefox is now available. This release replaces the Toolbar interface with a modern Button interface to sit alongside the browser’s address bar.

The Netcraft Anti-Phishing Extension (known then as the Netcraft Toolbar) was first made available for Internet Explorer in December 2004.
A Firefox version followed in May 2005. The current button-style Anti-Phishing Extension was released for Google Chrome and the Opera browser in 2012 and 2013 respectively. The new extension enjoys a 4.5 star rating on the Google Chrome Store.

The Extension runs on any operating system supported by the desktop version of Mozilla Firefox and displays the hosting location, country, longevity, popularity, and an abstracted risk rating for each site visited.

The Extension is available for download from the Firefox add-ons page and requires no special administrator privileges to install. Users of the existing Netcraft Anti-Phishing Toolbar will be upgraded automatically to the latest version.

Versions of the Extension are available for other browsers on the Google Chrome Store and Opera add-ons page.

Customised versions with corporate branding and navigation are also available.

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