Heartbleed is the threat that is being talked about with great impact in different Internet news, something of which we have even discussed extensively in this blog a few hours ago. Now, if the problem is already raised then What should we do to protect ourselves from it while browsing the Internet?
There are different alternatives that we could adopt when it comes to be free from this Heartbleed menace, even more so if we are one of those people who use different Internet browsers to carry out online transactions; The first recommendation that has been offered is to change the passwords in our access credentials to said services, being only a small preventive alternative that we would be proposing, although we could also adopt a few other aids that a few have been offering us. third-party developers when proposing their tools, dedicated to the most requested Internet browsers of the moment.
Because we must protect ourselves from the Heartbleed
As suggested by different Internet news, despite the fact that Google, Bing, Yahoo, Microsoft Azure, Yammer, Office 365 or Skype have already begun to act on their different servers to offer better protection to its users against Heartbleed, there is still a long way to go; The main reason why we must be attentive to this new threat is the misuse that it could be making with our credit card numbers (just to give a small example), since theoretically the threat would focus on treating to use this resource among many others.
In this article we will mention a few helps that you can adopt when it comes to protecting yourself from this Heartbleed threat, but with the use of certain add-ons and extensions that you can install in both Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox.
Protect yourself from Heartbleed in Google Chrome
Google Chrome is one of the Internet browsers that currently has a large number of followers, this being the reason why Heartbleed would focus on the different services offered by its developers.
Luckily, those who are Google Chrome users could install a small add-on called Chromebleed, which even places a small red heart (the nomenclature adopted for this Heartbleed threat) towards the upper right side, if at a certain time we find ourselves in a site that has been violated by it; You must install this plugin from its official website and not from sites that could be considered dangerous (pirates).
Install an add-on against Heartbleed in Mozilla Firefox
Mozilla Firefox is another of the most popular Internet browsers of the moment, which could also help us know if we are browsing certain safe places or not; For this we can use the plugin called FoxBleed, which will be located in the respective area.
Remember that the visibility of add-ons in Mozilla Firefox is in a lower bar; it is there where This red heart will be located if at a certain time we are browsing a website who has been affected by this Heartbleed threat.
Install an extension against Heartbleed in Mozilla Firefox
We could ensure that any of the recommendations given above can only be effective when we find ourselves browsing an Internet site that has been affected by this Heartbleed threat, since if this situation occurs, a red heart will be displayed. the one that will appear in the respective area.
Now, if you want something more precise to use as a notification in Mozilla Firefox, we recommend installing the extension called Heartbleed, which has a more relevant feature than what we mentioned previously in the other aids. The heart will be green if the place we are in is safe, while it will turn red if, on the other hand, we are browsing a website that has been affected by this Heartbleed threat.
It is worth reminding the reader that any of these plugins or extensions that we have mentioned They will only act as a small notification and warning, not being a protection in the style of an antivirus system, since this has not yet been developed in a concrete way.