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How do security-aware people feel about downloading and installing web browsers from "the Internet"? For example, for FreeBSD there is Pale Moon, but there is no port/package for it. On Linux, at least some distros don't have LibreWolf. So, you have to go and download these from their respective websites. (Well, on Linux I could maybe use DistroBox if I could find a LibreWolf package in another distro.)

I'm sure bad actors could manage to hide malicious code in packages that you get via your OS/distro repos as well, but it feels a little bit more secure when someone from the OS/distro has gone through the trouble of creating and releasing a package via their own package system.

Basically, how can I trust a tool I download from the Internet with quite sensitive data?

Am I just being naive? Should I *always* run all web browsers inside jails or use flatpaks etc so they can't access files in my $HOME dir etc?

:librewolf: #LibreWolf's obsession with preventing everything HTML canvas is gettin on my nerves... It even ruins pasting images into the built-in #PDFjs PDF viewer, but you only realize that AFTER you're done and open it in another viewer, to realize that the image is all f*cked up. 🙄

Arch Linux AUR malware alert ⚠️: 3 packages (`librewolf-fix-bin`, `firefox-patch-bin`, `zen-browser-patched-bin`) were found with a Remote Access Trojan. 🛑
They’re now removed—uninstall if affected and check for compromise. 🔍

Malware came via a GitHub script. AUR is powerful but unvetted—inspect packages carefully. ⚠️

linuxiac.com/malware-discovere

Linuxiac · Malware Discovered in Arch Linux AUR PackagesArch Linux deletes three browser-related AUR packages infected with a Remote Access Trojan, urges users to uninstall and check systems for compromise.
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@zash

If you're looking for a Firefox fork, #LibreWolf is quite close to regular firefox. There's only a few thing I've had to do to tweak it:

  • Disable resist fingerprinting (breaks a lot of stuff)
  • Re-enable firefox sync

From memory, that's about it.

If #Debian manages to keep AI crap out of firefox for another couple years, kudos to them! <3

Odd/annoying problem logging on to @mstdn @stux using @librewolf #Librewolf (a #Firefox fork) - it won't accept my username and password. I can't remember if it ever worked, but definitely not this week.

I just tried disabling any relevant extensions and even ResistFingerPrinting in case they were interfering, but nothing helped.

It's fine in Chromium-based browsers - e.g. Edge and Vivaldi, where I had either logged off or had never logged on before.

»Firefox experimentiert mit neuer Suchmaschine:
Mit der neuen KI-Funktion möchte Mozilla seinen Nutzerinnen und Nutzern ermöglichen, dialogorientierte Antworten auf Fragen zu erhalten.«

Nutzt dies wer von euch schon und wie ist es zum nutzen? Wird dies evt auch von @librewolf übernomen und sind KI Suchmaschinen wirklich besser als bisherige? Ich bin skeptisch hatte dies aber noch nie genutzt.

🦊 futurezone.at/digital-life/fir

futurezone.at · Firefox experimentiert mit neuer SuchmaschineBy futurezone.at

I've been using Tridactyl[1] for a long time now for keyboard-driven vi bindings in the browser and yesterday decided to check out the alternatives, thinking maybe they provided some interesting features too.

I looked them all up: Vimium, Vimium C, Vimmatic, SurfingKeys and the result is: I am in awe of how advanced Tridactyl is in comparison to all of them.

Native messaging*, comprehensive ex command mode for commands and settings with live-previewed completions; hint-based visual selection, copying and focus; support for local filesystem text-based configuration; binding sequential browser actions to custom commands; tab group commands; actually launching (neo)vim to edit text areas; ...to name a few!

[1] tridactyl.xyz/

* do bear in mind the security implications of native messaging, as noted by the developers themselves, but you can have most of the functionality without it

Tridactyl - a vim-like Firefox WebExtensionTridactyl - a vim-like Firefox WebExtensionTridactyl - a vim-like Firefox WebExtension

I've stopped using Firefox since the drama a while back... Using #ZenBrowser and #LibreWolf mainly on macOS and on #Android, #Ironfox and #Cromite (as an alt browser). But I'm having quite a lot of website functionality problems when using Ironfox. Can't create accounts, forms not working, can't use #webauthn, pages not loading correctly, checkouts or shopping sites broken, etc. I guess I need to have #Firefox still installed... It's annoying. What's your workaround? #browsers #androidbrowser