Sep/090
Upload to Photobucket from Firefox
One-Click Image Upload to Photobucket from Firefox
The process is simple and effective. Users will need to be logged in to their account during the first upload. This is not necessary again as long as user is logged into the site which usually means per session or even longer.
Download : Firefox Photobucket Extension
Sep/090
Firefox Spyware Add-On Adobe Flash Player 0.2
Security researchers at Trendmicro have discovered a spyware that is installing itself as an add-on in the popular web browser Firefox. The add-on, which is then listed in the Firefox add-on list, is named Adobe Flash Player 0.2. This add-on uses a description that links itself to Adobe Flash Player 10 which does look legit at first glance. Only the low version number and the fact that it is listed under extensions and not plugins could cause suspicion by Firefox users.
The spyware add-on itself is distributed through forums and websites but not the main Firefox add-on repository. Users are once again reminded to only install add-ons from trustworthy sources.
The spyware add-on injects ads into Google search results pages. More disturbing than that is the fact that the Google search history gets transferred to a third party website that is (most likely) run by the developers of the spyware add-on. This means that every Google search query is transferred to the third party server.
Trendmicro suspects a change in criminal behavior. The web browser that was targeted the most in past years was Microsoft’s Internet Explorer. The user increases of Firefox makes it the second most popular web browser after Internet Explorer and some spyware developers might have decided that the critical mass is large enough to develop spyware for that web browser as well. Via Trendmicro, thanks Jojo for the news.
Sep/090
Greasemonkey To Firefox Add-On Compiler
Greasemonkey To Firefox Add-On Compiler
Some Greasemonkey scripts can really improve the usability on specific websites. We have reviewed several popular scripts before including Greasemonkey scripts for IMDB, Twitter, 4Chan, Youtube or Google Search. Greasemonkey scripts require the Firefox Greasemonkey extension before they can be installed. Users who want to be notified about userscript updates need to install another userscript to do so (read Greasemonkey Updater).
The Greasemonkey Compiler is an online tool that can be used to convert Greasemonkey userscripts into Firefox add-ons. One of the main advantages of Firefox add-ons is that they do not require the Greasemonkey extension to be installed. This makes it also easier to distribute the script.
The Greasemonkey Compiler is a simple web form. Some of the needed parameters are already filled out automatically including a random GUID and the compatible Firefox versions. They can be edited easily to keep the Greasemonkey script compatible with future Firefox versions.
All that needs to be done is to paste the complete source code of the Greasemonkey script into the User Script text form on the website. A click on Compile will create a Firefox add-on based on the uscript with the xpi extension. This add-on can then be installed in the Firefox web browser where it will provide the same functionality that the Greasemonkey script would offer.
There are two problems associated with the conversion of Greasemonkey scripts into Firefox add-ons using the Greasemonkey Compiler. Options that might have been provided by the Greasemonkey script are not carried over into the Firefox add-on. This can be problematic for some scripts that can be configured. The second problem is that the script has to be updated manually by performing the same conversion with a newer version of the script.
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