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* Updating [http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/phishing-protection/ phishing sites] database. Setting [[browser.safebrowsing.enabled]] in [[about:config]] to false will disable this feature.
* Updating [http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/phishing-protection/ phishing sites] database. Setting [[browser.safebrowsing.enabled]] in [[about:config]] to false will disable this feature.
* Prefetching links if the page it's on defines any. See the [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Link_prefetching_FAQ Prefetch FAQ] for further info.
* Prefetching links if the page it's on defines any. See the [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Link_prefetching_FAQ Prefetch FAQ] for further info.
* Updating the [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Extensions.blocklist.enabled extension black list]. Setting [[extensions.blocklist.enabled]] in [[about:config]] to false will disable this feature.


[[Category:Privacy and security]]
[[Category:Privacy and security]]
[[Category:Startup - Firefox]]
[[Category:Startup - Firefox]]
[[Category:Connecting to the Internet]]
[[Category:Connecting to the Internet]]

Revision as of 13:49, 22 August 2007

The following is a list of all connections that Firefox may establish at application startup and how to stop them.

  • A loopback connection for communication between the browser core and the SSL module on non-Unix machines [1]. It's not recommended this be blocked.
  • Loading Live Bookmarks. Deleting all Live Bookmarks will stop these connections.
  • Checking for application updates. Tools -> Options -> Advanced -> Update provides options to disable update checks.
  • Loading home page. Setting the homepage to a blank page or a local page will stop this connection.
  • Updating phishing sites database. Setting browser.safebrowsing.enabled in about:config to false will disable this feature.
  • Prefetching links if the page it's on defines any. See the Prefetch FAQ for further info.
  • Updating the extension black list. Setting extensions.blocklist.enabled in about:config to false will disable this feature.