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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.