July 2014 LCCU Meeting

• We’ll answers members’ questions:– Demonstrate the basics of using the Firefox browser.– What is a sandbox, how does a PC use one and how

do you get one? (next month)– What are some good security apps for tablets? (next

month)

July 2014 LCCU MeetingConnecting to a TV

• Subject for next meeting:– Members can display their laptop screen on the TV

wirelessly using the center’s AppleTV and Air Parrot software.

– Air Parrot transmits your PC’s display and sound to the AppleTV wirelessly; the Apple TV sends display & sound to the TV through an HDMI cable.

– To participate with your laptop, before next meeting, download AirParrot’s 7-day trial; $9.99 to buy.

July 2014 LCCU MeetingFirefox – Tutorials, etc.

• Getting Started With Firefox: an Overview of the Main Features . Videos for home page, searching, bookmarks, customizing, synch.

• Firefox: Learn the Basics: Get Started.

• Firefox 29.0 Re-design update review!

• Best Free Firefox Add-ons

• Here’s Why Firefox is Still Years Behind Google Chrome .

July 2014 LCCU MeetingFirefox – Set up

• Download Firefox with Google search engine or Firefox with Bing home page and search engine.

• Set home page – navigate to desired page and drag tab onto home button.

• Import favorites – bookmarks button, Show all bookmarks, Import and Backup tab, Import data from another browser.

• Make it the default browser – menu button, Options, Advanced, General, Make Firefox …

July 2014 LCCU MeetingFirefox – Browsing

• Address bar, location bar or “Awesome bar” – start typing address and it shows addresses from browsing history, bookmarks and tags. Control with Menu button, Options, Privacy, Location Bar, or delete browsing history.

• Web search in Search bar – enter terms, press Enter; suggestions from search engine in Search bar.

• Select search engine by clicking icon in search bar or click Manage Search Engines to get more.

July 2014 LCCU MeetingFirefox – Searching

• Search engines that don’t track you:– DuckDuckGo – does not store personally identifiable

information.– Ixquick – uses multiple search engines, uses only one

cookie to store user preferences, – Ixquick’s Startpage – searches Google for you, discards

personally identifiable info.

July 2014 LCCU MeetingFirefox – Bookmarks

• Create a bookmark – click the star, it turns blue and the site is added to the Unsorted Bookmarks.

• To change name & location of bookmark, click star again, change name or folder, add tags.

• To add a folder, click Bookmarks icon, Show all Bookmarks. Click Bookmarks Menu, Organize, New Folder and give it a name.

• To add item to Bookmarks toolbar, move it to the Boomarks toolbar folder.

July 2014 LCCU MeetingFirefox – History

• Restore previous session – Menu button, History or on Firefox start page

• Restore closed tabs – Menu button, History, Recently closed tabs

• Restore closed windows – Menu button, History, Recently closed windows.

• View history sidebar – Menu button, History

• Show all History – Menu button, History

July 2014 LCCU MeetingFirefox – Tabs

• Add a tab – click “+” to right of existing tab.

• Open link in new tab –right-click link

• Pinned tabs – right-click tab to pin it; they open automatically when you start Firefox.

• Open new window in new tab instead – Menu button, Options, Tabs tab.

July 2014 LCCU MeetingFirefox – Downloads

• Download button (to left of home button), view download progress or Show all downloads.

• Clear downloads.

July 2014 LCCU MeetingFirefox – Add-ons

• Get add-ons – Menu button, Add-ons, Get Add-ons

• Disable/enable or remove extensions – Menu button, Add-ons, Extensions.

• Extensions I’ve downloaded – DoNotTrackMe, Video DownloadHelper, Lastpass, AdBlock Plus.

• Plugins – installed by other software, such as Office, iTunes, Google Earth. Can set to: always activate, ask first, or never activate.

July 2014 LCCU MeetingFirefox – Options, Customize

• Content – block pop-ups.

• Applications – select software that displays files.

• Security – block attack sites & forgeries, use a master password.

• Synch – create account or sign in.

• Advanced – check that auto updates is on.

• Customize – Rearrange FF buttons and add items under Menu button. Demo.

July 2014 LCCU MeetingFirefox – Reset

• Reset Firefox – (?), Troubleshooting Options, Reset Firefox button:– Firefox will save these things: Bookmarks, Browsing

history, Passwords, Open windows, tabs and tab groups, Cookies, Web form auto-fill information, Personal dictionary

– These items and settings will be removed: Extensions and themes, website-specific preferences, search engines, download history, DOM storage, security settings, download actions, plugin settings, toolbar customizations, user styles and social features .

June 2014 LCCU MeetingBrowser Security Features

• Firefox security– Phishing & Malware Protection – warns of bad sites.

On by default; to turn off/on: Menu button, Options, Security, check “Block Reported Attack Sites” and “Block Reported Forgeries”.

– Warns when sites try to install add-ons; on by default.– Master Password to access saved passwords, off by

default; if on, saved passwords are encrypted.– Certificate Errors – message “This site is untrusted”. – Note – no sandboxing yet; IE and Chrome have it.

June 2014 LCCU MeetingBrowser Security Features

• Firefox privacy– Tracking Protection – Go To Menu Button, Add-ons,

Get Add-ons, Browse all add-ons, select Privacy & Security category, select “Do Not Track Me”.

– Recommended security add-ons from PC World: NoScript, AdBlock Plus, Web of Trust (WOT).

– Synching across devices – log in with Synch password; all synched data is encrypted.

July 2014 LCCU MeetingSandboxing

• What is a Sandbox?– PC Mag – “A restricted environment in which certain

functions are prohibited. For example, deleting files and modifying system information such as Registry settings and other control panel functions may be prohibited.”

– Wikipedia – “The sandbox typically provides a tightly controlled set of resources for guest programs to run in, such as scratch space on disk and memory. Network access, the ability to inspect the host system or read from input devices are usually disallowed or heavily restricted.”

July 2014 LCCU MeetingSandboxing

• What is already sandboxed?– Internet Explorer & Chrome browsers run in “Low

Integrity” or Protected mode. In Windows 8’s Metro IE, Enhanced Protected Mode runs apps in an AppContainer restricted environment also.

– Web pages, javascript and browser plug-ins such as Java, Adobe Flash and MS Silverlight are sandboxed.

– Adobe Reader runs .pdf files in a sandbox.– UAC restricts application program access to system files

and settings (a weak sandbox).

July 2014 LCCU MeetingSandboxing

• What else might you want to sandbox?– Firefox browser and its plug-ins.– Browsers on PCs used by kids – need a strong

sandbox to contain or prevent downloads & installs. – Programs of dubious reputation that you want to try.

July 2014 LCCU MeetingSandboxing

• Where can you get a sandbox?– Browsers with a sandbox:

• Avast – runs suspicious programs in sandbox, can specify that browsers run in the sandbox. Demo.

• Comodo – can run programs or browsers in Virtual Kiosk.

– Sandboxie – runs your programs in an isolated space, preventing them from making permanent changes to other programs and data in your computer.

• Review, Part 1

July 2014 LCCU Meeting

• At future meetings, we’ll answer:– What are the best media players?– How do you use Secunia PSI (Personal Software

Inspector) to keep your software updated and secure?

– What good anti-phishing software is there?– What free firewalls are available and what are their

advantages over Windows Firewall?– What Android security software is recommended?