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On 09/23/2009 05:16 AM, Grant wrote: |
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>>>>> Does Firefox periodically make Google requests for |
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>>>>> some reason? The person logging in says they aren't attempting to |
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>>>>> access Google, and the home page is not set to go there. Does anyone |
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>>>>> know why this might be happening? |
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>>>> If you haven’t disabled it, Firefox periodically downloads a current list |
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>>>> of |
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>>>> malware addresses for its phising filter. |
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>>> Thank you. Is this the checkbox: "Tell me if the site I'm visiting is |
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>>> a suspected attack site." |
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>> Two options, in the "Security" tab: |
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>> "Block reported attack sites" and "Block reported web forgeries." |
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> BTW, Firefox asks Google for the lists right? |
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Yes. This is what Google says: |
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http://code.google.com/apis/safebrowsing/firefox3_privacy.html |
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"your browser will contact Google's servers when you visit a potentially |
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risky site. It will also periodically contact Google's servers to |
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download the most recent list of known phishing and malware sites" |
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