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Friday, July 3, 2009
Question of the Day
• How can I disable AutoComplete (turn off AutoComplete) in Mozilla?
AutoComplete stores information you entered on web pages and when you start entering information again suggests possible matches from entries you have typed before. You can choose the type of web form information that Mozilla will retain and automatically fill in for you. You can choose whether AutoComplete feature in Mozilla will remember web addresses, information that you fill out in web forms, or passwords.
To disable AutoComplete (turn off AutoComplete) in Mozilla 1.7:
• Select "Edit"
• Select "Preferences".
• Under "Privacy & Security" category, select Forms.
• Put check mark for "Save form data from web pages when completing forms"
• Click OK.
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Erase Firefox history
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What is Firefox history?
As you surf the Internet, Firefox stores information about the web sites you visited, information you entered on web sites, what you downloaded etc. Usually, it is helpful to store this information as it can improve your web browsing speed, helps to automatically suggest information you have typed before, so you don't have to type it again, etc. But it can also seriously compromise your security and privacy, as anyone who has access to your computer can see what web sites you visited and what information you entered on web pages. Firefox stores the following Internet history tracks:
• Browsing history
• Download history
• Saved form information - information that you've entered on web sites
• Search history
• Cache
• Cookies
• Saved Passwords
You can erase Firefox Internet history manually or using special software.
Browsing history (list of visited web sites/web pages)
Browsing history stores visited pages for the set number of days.
You can erase browsing history (visited sites history) manually or using special history eraser software:
• Clear All History - Internet history eraser software
• Delete History Free - free history eraser (history eraser freeware)
How to erase browsing history manually
To erase browsing history (visited web sites history) in Firefox 2.0:
• Select "Tools"
• Select "Options".
• Select "Privacy".
• In Private area click "Clear Now".
• In "Clear Private Data" window put the check mark for "Browsing history" and click "Clear Private Data Now".
• Click OK.
To erase browsing history (visited web sites history) in Firefox 1.5:
• Select "Tools"
• Select "Options".
• Select "Privacy".
• Open "History" tab and click "Clear Browsing history now".
• Click OK.
In "History" tab you can specify how long you want Firefox to remember what web sites you visited.
Download history
Downloads history displays a list of your recent downloads.
You can erase Download history manually or using special history eraser software
How to erase download history manually
To erase download history in Firefox 2.0:
• Select "Tools"
• Select "Options".
• Select "Privacy".
• In Private area click "Clear Now".
• In "Clear Private Data" window put the check mark for "Download history" and click "Clear Private Data Now".
• Click OK.
To erase download history in Firefox 1.5:
• Select "Tools"
• Select "Options".
• Select "Privacy".
• Open "Download history" tab and click "Clear Download history now".
• Click OK.
Saved forms information (Autocomplete History)
When you enter information in web forms (for example your name, e-mail address, credit card information, etc) or the search bar (keywords you enter in search engines, etc.) that information is saved and Firefox can give suggestions when you enter information in forms in the future. Saved form information (AutoComplete) helps you complete forms by suggesting possible matches - you can simply press the down arrow key and select the text without finishing typing.
While AutoComplete feature may be helpful for some things, it can also seriously compromise your security and privacy, as anyone who has access to your computer can see what web sites you visited and what information you entered on web pages. Also various malicious software can use Saved form information to steal your personal information such as your name, e-mail address, credit card information and/or retrieve web sites passwords stored as autocomplete data.
You can erase Saved form information manually or using special history eraser software
How to erase Saved form information manually
To erase Saved form information in Firefox 2.0:
• Select "Tools"
• Select "Options".
• Select "Privacy".
• In Private area click "Clear Now".
• In "Clear Private Data" window put the check mark for "Saved form and Search History" and click "Clear Private Data Now".
• Click OK.
To erase Saved form information in Firefox 1.5:
• Select "Tools"
• Select "Options".
• Select "Privacy".
• Open "Saved Forms" tab and click "Clear Saved Form Data Now".
• Click OK.
Search history
When you enter information in the search bar in Firefox, that information is saved and Firefox can give suggestions when you enter information in search bar in the future. Firefox stores a list of everything you search while surfing the Internet and helps you complete search boxes by suggesting possible search matches. It can also seriously compromise your privacy, as anyone who has access to your computer can see what you searched on the Internet.
You can erase search history manually or using special history eraser software
How to erase search history manually
To erase search history in Firefox 2.0:
• Select "Tools"
• Select "Options".
• Select "Privacy".
• In Private area click "Clear Now".
• In "Clear Private Data" window put the check mark for "Saved form and Search History" and click "Clear Private Data Now".
• Click OK.
To erase search history in Firefox 1.5:
• Select "Tools"
• Select "Options".
• Select "Privacy".
• Open "Saved Forms" tab and click "Clear Saved Form Data Now".
• Click OK.
Browser Cache
Firefox stores the content of all the web pages you have visited (including pictures, animation, movies, downloads, etc) during a session in cache. This speeds up the displaying of pages you frequently visit as a web browser can open them from your hard disk instead of downloading them from the web. But it can seriously compromise your privacy because anyone who can use your PC can tell where you have been on the web.
You can erase cache manually or using special history eraser software
Erase cache manually
To erase cache in Firefox 2.0:
• Select "Tools"
• Select "Options".
• Select "Privacy".
• In Private area click "Clear Now".
• In "Clear Private Data" window put the check mark for "Cache" and click "Clear Private Data Now".
• Click OK.
or
• Select "Tools"
• Select "Options".
• Select "Advanced".
• Open "Network tab".
• In Cache area click "Clear now" button.
• Click OK.
To erase cache in Firefox 1.5
• Select "Tools"
• Select "Options".
• Select "Privacy".
• Open "Cache" tab and click "Clear Cache Now".
• Click OK.
How to change the size of the cache in Firefox 2.0
• Select "Tools"
• Select "Options".
• Select "Advanced".
• Open "Network tab".
• Enter the size of the cache (in MB).
• Click OK.
Cookies
A cookie is a piece of data which often includes an unique identifier, that is sent to your browser from a web site you visit, stores as a file on your computer, identifies you as a unique user and track your web usage.
However, cookies can threat to your privacy as they can store sensitive information like your name and password on protected login pages, preferences, account information and choices you have made on the site. So, even if you clean browser history, cookies like a map will show your surfing preferences, habits, passwords, etc. Even if the cookies don't contain such information they clearly show that you visited the sites from which they came. Also, in one of their malevolent forms, cookies from one web site might track your visits to a different web site.
You can erase cookies manually or using special history eraser software
How to erase cookies manually
To erase cookies in Firefox 2.0:
• Select "Tools"
• Select "Options".
• Select "Privacy".
• In Private area click "Clear Now".
• In "Clear Private Data" window put the check mark for "Cookies" and click "Clear Private Data Now".
• Click OK.
To erase cookies in Firefox 1.5:
• Select "Tools"
• Select "Options".
• Select "Privacy".
• Open "Cookies" tab and click "Clear Cookies Now".
• Click OK.
Saved passwords
Firefox saves passwords that you typed in web sites forms. It can threat to your privacy because anyone who has access to your computer can use stored passwords to get to the corresponding web sites or use special software to grab your passwords.
You can erase passwords manually or using special history eraser software
How to erase passwords manually
To erase passwords in Firefox 2.0:
• Select "Tools"
• Select "Options".
• Select "Privacy".
• In Private area click "Clear Now".
• In "Clear Private Data" window put the check mark for "Saved Passwords" and click "Clear Private Data Now".
• Click OK.
To erase passwords in Firefox 1.5:
• Select "Tools"
• Select "Options".
• Select "Privacy".
• Open "Passwords" tab and click "View Saved Passwords" button.
• Open "Passwords Saved" tab.
• If you want to erase all passwords, click "Remove All" button. To erase only some passwords, select the passwords you want to erase and click "Remove" button.
• Click OK.
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