Firefox add-on stops accidental MySpace encounters: it's actually useful!

Posted Jun 9th 2008 12:00PM by Danny Mendez
Filed under: Fun, Internet, Security, Mozilla, Freeware, Browser Tips, web 2.0

Have you ever accidentally visited MySpace? Yeah, we probably have too, though, it was never a noticeable problem. In fact, we can't even remember it happening, but it seems like it has to have happened... right?

Well, this Firefox add-on promises to detect MySpace in Firefox, and provide a pop-up menu to stop unsuspecting web-browsers from hitting up the social network. The plug-in is obviously a joke, but we found a great use for it anyway -- avoiding phishing.

It's called AmIOnMySpace.com? and it can be used to detect the real MySpace site. If for any reason the message doesn't pop-up upon first visiting the social network, you're not on the real site. The biggest problem with using this as a way of avoiding phishing sites is that it doesn't alert users when leaving MySpace, so it's still possible to get attacked from within.

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Tags: add-on, addon, fake, firefox, myspace, phish, phishing, plug-in, plugin, plugins, site

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

6-10-2008 @ 12:44PM

Jhongerkong said...

This is the best thing to ever happen in the history of anything tech related.

6-13-2008 @ 7:58AM

Jay Hathaway said...

Hahah. Danny, this is my favorite post this month. Nice find, man.

6-19-2008 @ 4:32AM

SimbaDogg said...

wow...really...seriously?

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