How to create a secure Web browser

1. Privacy and security Settings

Whether it's a new installation or a replacement, we first recommend that you configure some of the common security and privacy settings in your browser as needed. Most of this type of configuration is in the browser's settings option, and you should first understand and configure these feature options.

Since the user interface and options for each browser are different, here are some of the most common, common browser security and privacy options:

Control when the plug-in runs: the browser-related plug-ins configured as "Let me choose when to run plug-in content" to ensure that users use the browser Plug-ins to maximize control, so as to avoid plug-ins automatically run in the background to do some unknown little gestures.

For Chrome users to display advanced settings in the Set "-"-click the "Content Settings" button in "Privacy settings"-Specify them in the Plugins option. Firefox also has a similar option, you can look for yourself.

disabling javascript: While most Web sites currently implement many important functions through JavaScript, JavaScript is also considered to be quite fragile, and if it doesn't affect most of your daily web browsing, consider disabling JavaScript in your browser.

Chrome users can also display advanced settings in the Set "-"-click the Content Settings button in privacy settings-disable JavaScript support for all sites in "javascript" and add an exception list to the required site domain names.

To disable the automatic fill feature: The "AutoFill" feature that comes with the browser can help save us a lot of input trouble, but it also means that anyone who might have access to your computer will have access to your profile, so you should disable automatic browser filling for public and shared computers.

Chrome users can be disabled in the Set "-" display advanced Settings "-" passwords and Forms option.

Block Third-party cookies and Web site data: If you are concerned about your privacy, you should disable Third-party cookies. Because a lot of web sites need to use cookies to identify and maintain the status of the user, so it is not recommended to completely disable the browser cookie, but we can disable some third party cookies to avoid being tracked.

Chrome users can display advanced settings in the Set "-"-click the Content Settings button in the Privacy settings-Check the "Block Third-party cookies and site data" option in "cookie". With the exception list, you can accurately control the cookie behavior of different websites.

2. Keep the browser version updated

It is necessary to keep the browser updated to the latest version at all times, and as the version is updated, vendors will often update their browser capabilities. On the one hand, users can get and use the latest technology, and more importantly, vendors usually in the version update to deal with some of the new vulnerabilities and security threats, so even if it takes some time, it is recommended that you always pay attention to the updated version of the browser.

Fortunately, most browsers now have built-in automatic update capabilities.

3. Focus on the browser plugin you are using

Sometimes, malicious extensions can be installed secretly, damaging the user's browsing experience, and may even steal your personal information. Therefore, we recommend that you try to use only the extensions of some well-known vendors and periodically clean up unused extensions/Plug-ins.

If there are some inexplicable problems with the browser, you should first suspect that the plugin is causing it and check the role of some unknown plug-ins. For chome users, in the "chrome online application store installed Plug-ins will be relatively some protection, if the discovery of malicious behavior can also be in the uninstall plug-in when the choice to report to Google, if verified generally will soon be the next frame processing.

4. Use of reputable anti-virus software

Using a good anti-virus program is extremely important for securing your PC and your browser, and advertising and pups (potentially unwanted programs) can damage your browsing experience, such as tracking Web sessions, inserting ads, or causing browser behavior to behave abnormally. Most mainstream anti-virus software and even free anti-virus applications can largely protect users ' browsing security, such as Avast, Bitdefender, Secureaplus, and so on.

5. Use of third party security extensions

Many Third-party security extensions can ensure that the user's browsing experience, the following system geeks recommend two more popular security extensions:

Web Trust: A community based extension that evaluates the reputation of the Web site that users visit. The trusted websites are displayed in green, the malicious websites are marked with red, while the suspected websites use yellow to identify them. All of the Web's data comes from a wide range of user-manual scoring, supporting Chinese, and supporting all major browsers.

HTTPS everywhere: Plug-ins use HTTPS instead of HTTP access. At present, many mainstream web sites are using HTTPS to achieve anti hijacking and monitoring of encrypted access, HTTPS everywhere Plug-ins to help encrypt the protocol does not support the site connection, currently supports Chrome, Firefox and Opera and other mainstream browsers.