Certificate pinning is done in firefox by Certificate Patrol add-on: http://patrol.psyced.org/
Read here for background info: https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/16293/how-can-end-users-detect-malicious-attempts-at-ssl-spoofing-when-the-network-alr
Test: https://www.networking4all.com/en/support/tools/csr+check/
In Google Chrome: Accessing Certificates Via Address Bar
You can also view an SSL certificate directly from the address bar. Click on the padlock icon to the right of the website's address and then click the "View Certificate" link. The Certificate dialog box will open. Information about the SSL certificate appears immediately. Click the "Details" tab to view specific details, including encryption method, serial number and if the certificate is valid and then click "OK" to close the Certificate dialog box.
Quoted Info credits go to Nick Davies.
polonus
Passed the Qualys Browser check for my pre-release version of Google Chrome browser: ;D
Installed Version: 43.0.2357.81
Stable Version: 42.0.2311.152
Congratulations! You passed Qualys BrowserCheck.
We recommend you scan your browser regularly to stay up to date with the latest versions and plugins.
polonus
P.S. The logjam vulnerability will be patched with version 45.
Cybersecurity Tool Domain Tracker by Xen0ph0n. : http://www.dtrackr.com/
polonus
Check whether your router is secure: https://campaigns.f-secure.com/router-checker/
No issues were found
All is well. Have a nice day!
polonus
The home computer with Avast on it is at home, gonna compare it when back home. ;D
pol
I take my Avast with me wherever I go. 
Hi bob3160,
Have to convince the neighbours here to install avast then,
but I have avast always on my smartphone.
pol
Since I have no problem convincing total stranger to do that on a regular basis, persuading a neighbor shouldn’t be a problem for you. 
L.S.
What browser extensions are violating your privacy by selling de-anonymized and geo-location rich user info to third parties.
Aggregated info with anonymized non-reconstructable user info and without reconstructable geo-location info is not considered a violation as such as you agreed to it by installing a free extension. Test with Extension Defender or through the Avast Privacy Module.
Reads also https://blog.torproject.org/blog/tor-browser-45-released as Disconnect Search add-on was accused of such alleged abuse?
polonus
Code to permanently block Admob ads
(eg, inside a "if" block)
(LinearLayout) adscontainer = (LinearLayout) findViewById(R.id.adsContainer);
View admobAds = (View) findViewById(R.id.admobAds);
adscontainer.removeView(admobAds);
private void hideAd() {
final AdView adLayout = (AdView) findViewById(R.id.adView1);
runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
@Override
public void run() {
adLayout.setEnabled(false);
adLayout.setVisibility(View.GONE);
}
});
}
credits go to Quartertone & Chris Dryden
polonus
Will https be securing access to wikimedia? Re: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/06/12/securing-wikimedia-sites-with-https/
Read: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_of_Wikipedia
To perform the 'Website Test behind the Great Firewall of China', the monitoring agent resolves the domain name from selected location in China, connects to the test website and downloads the complete HTML content. The test results display DNS lookup time, time to connect, time to download the first byte and time to download the complete HTML of the tested web site. The total response time shows how long it takes for your website to download.
-> http://www.websitepulse.com/help/testtools.china-test.html
Tested From: Shanghai, China
Tested At: 2015-06-15
10:24:51 (GMT +00:00)
URL Tested: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/06/12/securing-wikimedia-sites-with-https/
Resolved As: 192.0.79.33
Status: OK
Response Time: 22.845 sec
DNS: 14.009 sec
Connect: 1.085 sec
Redirect: 0.000 sec
First Byte: 2.629 sec
Last Byte: 5.122 sec
Size: 52685 bytes
polonus
Avast’s latest real world test results: http://chart.av-comparatives.org/chart1.php
polonus
Patch logjam vulnerability in Google Chrome with SSL Locker: https://ssllocker.com/download.html
First download the latest version Chrome or update to at least Chrome ver 41
When using the latest Chrome and ChromeLocker Poodle, FREAK, Bar Mitzvah, Logjam
and other MiTM vulnerabilities are mitigated.
polonus
A proxy could mean a threat, because of (alleged) traffic-manipulation.
The use of it is therefore not advisable. Anyway, some do…
Check proxies here: https://proxycheck.haschek.at/
And: http://urlchecker.org/proxy
See: http://proxyipchecker.com/
Read: https://blog.haschek.at/post/fd9bc
pol
Question? How can I check whether Google Translate Chinese is working correctly?
There is a big difference in Chinese between brother (either “big brother” or “little brother”) with sister there is a similar difference with additional strokes. How can I check it works correctly?
I was a proctor at an exam in Mandarin Chinese and now just curious…
Anyone.
polonus
Asyn
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Only native speakers can answer that, you could ask in the Chinese section of the forum.
Groetjes,
Asyn
See if this does the trick for you:
http://www.word2word.com/free.html