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Improving Malware Detection in Firefox

2 pointsby mandalar12almost 11 years ago

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mandalar12almost 11 years ago
The metadata Firefox is sending to Google about the unsigned binaries or binaries signed by an unstrusted party include [1]:<p>- The target URL from which the file was downloaded, its referrer URL and any URLs in the redirect chain.<p>- The SHA-256 hash of the contents of the file.<p>Because of privacy concerns I would rather this feature not be opt-out.<p>[1] <a href="https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Features/Application_Reputation_Design_Doc" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;wiki.mozilla.org&#x2F;Security&#x2F;Features&#x2F;Application_Reput...</a>