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Firefox and Sophos

Doug1

Firstly,thanks for the Sophos Anti-Virus.

My query is this:Is there any need to have Sophos Web Protection switched on whilst using Firefox? I ask because when this preference is switched on,Firefox loads pages noticeably slower than when Web Protection is switched off. I believe Firefox has a built-in checker for malware and phishing. Is this,what Firefox

offers,not sufficeient protection? Any advice would be appreciated.

Thank you.

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    Doug wrote:
    ...Firefox loads pages noticeably slower than when Web Protection is switched off. I believe Firefox as a built-in checker for malware and phishing. Is this,what Firefox offers,not sufficeient protection? Any advice would be appreciated...

    I found the same page loading issues in Firefox with Web Protection on and raised that issue here and based on the explanation, I think the Sophos protection is far more robust than Firefox's blocking of reported attack sites and web forgeries, especially since we don't really know what Mozilla is using as the source for those reports or how frequently they're updated. The internet has become potentially very dangerous territory and, as  with most things, there's a price to be paid trying to avoid trouble (e.g., texting while walking can get you mugged or hit by a car).

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    Doug wrote:
    ...Firefox loads pages noticeably slower than when Web Protection is switched off. I believe Firefox as a built-in checker for malware and phishing. Is this,what Firefox offers,not sufficeient protection? Any advice would be appreciated...

    I found the same page loading issues in Firefox with Web Protection on and raised that issue here and based on the explanation, I think the Sophos protection is far more robust than Firefox's blocking of reported attack sites and web forgeries, especially since we don't really know what Mozilla is using as the source for those reports or how frequently they're updated. The internet has become potentially very dangerous territory and, as  with most things, there's a price to be paid trying to avoid trouble (e.g., texting while walking can get you mugged or hit by a car).

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