FrameRotBlues's Journal: Anti-Phishing should be more than protecting yourself

First, let me start off by saying I'm not a computer programmer in any sense of the word. The last time I did programming was on an Apple II+, and it was maybe 50 lines of "code." I'm a user, and an average person at that.

My problem is that I get way too many friend requests on MySpace. (I know, I know, most of you think that MySpace is completely useless to the internet, and for the most part it is, but I do enjoy talking to the few friends I have on there.) The majority of these friend requests are from phishing sites - the requester's profile looks like a standard gussied-up profile, but the entire profile is actually one big link to a phishing site, such as myelove.info, or datingfly.info. I'm getting sick and tired of trying to figure out the BS from the real people that I meet and add. I don't have to visit these sites, as the link shows up in my status bar, but I do have to visit the BS profile to find out if it's a real person or a phishing site.

The solution I want isn't out there. I already have Ad Blocker Plus and NoScript, but I want a Firefox extension that allows you to right-click on the link and select "Get Revenge." I'm not talking about an extension that reports it to some goody-goody site that will contact the appropriate authorities, to be put on a list somewhere. I'm not talking about an extension that will help you save you from yourself because you don't know how to enable your status bar. There seems to be plenty of those out there. No, I'm talking about an extension that drops a Samuel L. Jackson-style DoS on their phishing ass. Something akin to shoving an old, weathered Louisville Slugger where the sun don't shine, and turning that SOB sideways. I want a Firefox extension that does THAT.

stay out of the alley

[Grampaw Willie]

the world ( and the internet is a part of the world ) has a lot of Bad Places and bad People. You should not associate with these as they are harmful to you and also to your reputation. keep out of bad places and you won't need that brass knuckles add-on yer asking for to keep out of bad places you need to take control of your browser: don't let Rock Phish run your computer. get the ad-ons -- adblock+, NoScript. enable your xp built-in firewall the right approach to security is to "white list" i.e. t