Security Tweaks

Improve your security and browse safer with seven tweaks.

Improve Security with Firefox Add-On

Security Tweaks is a Firefox add-on that helps improve your security while browsing by offering seven different techniques, including blocking ads, JavaScript, cookies, inline-scripts, Flash contents, window.eval(), and common malware domains.
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Add-on stats

By: Benthum
Users: 24
2
Rating: 5.00
(1)
Version: 0.1.3 (Last updated: 2020-09-13)
Creation date: 2018-10-16
Weekly download count: 3
Firefox on Android: Yes
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
  • privacy
  • contentSettings
  • *://*/*
  • webRequest
  • notifications
  • webRequestBlocking
Size: 998.69K
URLs: Website

Ranking

# 18,376 ▲ 889
Other rankings
#23 in security keyword 83 ▲ 1 #53 in secure keyword 43 #202 in improve keyword 36 ▲ 6

Other platforms

Not available on Chrome
Not available on Android
Not available on Edge
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Add-on summary

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Security Tweaks is a Firefox addon that help you improve your security while browsing by using seven different techniques.

Simply open toolbar popup UI and mark a desired tweak. Please note that, only few tweaks are selected by default. There are few settings (related to JavaScript, inline-script and cookie) available in toolbar popup to adjust.

Currently there are 8 tweaks available for this addon:

  1. Block most common ads.
  2. Block third-party JavaScript.
  3. Enable safe-browsing.
  4. Block cookies.
  5. Block inline-script.
  6. Block Flash contents.
  7. Disable window.eval().
  8. Block most common malware domains.

Important note: currently in Firefox browser, Tweaks #3 and #4 are disabled by default. This is because the underlying API is not currently available. In future, when these APIs become available, these tweaks will be enabled automatically.

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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Security Tweaks requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Security Tweaks has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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