r3dfox, a modern Firefox based web browser for Windows Vista, 7, and 8!

[K4sum1]

17 hours ago, NotHereToPlayGames said:

So far, I'm not interested.  Way way way too much "telemetry".  100-some connections made just by opening the browser!  And I've heard it can be lowered to 20 or 30.  That's still 20 or 30 too many.  No thanks.

If you tell me how to disable or remove it, I will.

2 hours ago, ED_Sln said:

Many antiviruses don't like any sfx modules at all. Even in the original 7z.sfx from 7zip some antiviruses find something.

This, some are dumb enough to get jumpy at basic compressed files.

Edited August 7, 2024 by K4sum1

[Guest]

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Edited September 4, 2024 by Sampei.Nihira

[Romca]

The problem is with the r3dfox web browser using add-ons like Adblock. Installation is possible, but the browser behaves as if the add-ons are not installed.

Edited August 15, 2024 by Romca

[NotHereToPlayGames]

I did give r3dfox a trial-run a week or two ago.  I witnessed close to 200 telemetry connections on first launch.  Dropped to 100-some on second launch.

I do recall installing uBlock (but not Adblock) and seeing no effect on these telemetry connections.

That's basically where my trial-run was cancelled and I did a thorough cleaning of my computer because the "portable" version writes to system folders and to the registry.

For your Adblock behaving as though not installed, is it possible to see a screencap?

[K4sum1]

6 hours ago, NotHereToPlayGames said:

I did give r3dfox a trial-run a week or two ago.  I witnessed close to 200 telemetry connections on first launch.  Dropped to 100-some on second launch.

I'd like to reduce the amount there is to nothing or minimal for it to work, but I'm not sure how.

6 hours ago, NotHereToPlayGames said:

That's basically where my trial-run was cancelled and I did a thorough cleaning of my computer because the "portable" version writes to system folders and to the registry.

It's portable as in I can take it from one computer to another and it just works. I have no idea what it does to the system nor do I particularly care as it works and I don't have the time to look into it.

6 hours ago, Romca said:

The problem is with the r3dfox web browser using add-ons like Adblock. Installation is possible, but the browser behaves as if the add-ons are not installed.

All my addons work for me. I suggest using uBlock Origin btw.

Edited August 15, 2024 by K4sum1

[Romca]

Unfortunately, in the new current version 129.0.1, I had nothing to run after unpacking the portable version. All executable files have been quarantined by the antivirus.

[Dixel]

14 hours ago, Romca said:

Unfortunately, in the new current version 129.0.1, I had nothing to run after unpacking the portable version. All executable files have been quarantined by the antivirus.

@Sampei.Nihira, what say you now?

On 8/10/2024 at 10:36 AM, Sampei.Nihira said:

Certainly an FP.
Try parsing the installer(I scanned the x64 installer),and you will notice that JangMin (AV which is certainly not the most reliable) now considers it clean.
Some AVs in VT have problems parsing compressed files.

Edited August 6 by Sampei.Nihira

 

[Dixel]

15 hours ago, K4sum1 said:

I have no idea what it does to the system nor do I particularly care as it works and I don't have the time to look into it.

Wait, whaaaat?   . At least you're being honest, get my advice for free.

Whatchanged.

https://portableapps.com/apps/utilities/whatchanged-portable

 

[K4sum1]

I have too much stuff to do, I wanted to finish 128 ESR yesterday, and it's looking like it will be done maybe tomorrow. Since it's not a core issue, I'd rather not put work into it since there are bigger issues or other stuff that is better to look into. I'd accept any pr's that fix the issue or help though.

[Dixel]

11 hours ago, K4sum1 said:

I have too much stuff to do, I wanted to finish 128 ESR yesterday, and it's looking like it will be done maybe tomorrow. Since it's not a core issue, I'd rather not put work into it since there are bigger issues or other stuff that is better to look into. I'd accept any pr's that fix the issue or help though.

I understand. hence I suggested that fast and simple utility. Not interested in FF, sorry.

[NotHereToPlayGames]

22 minutes ago, Dixel said:

I understand. hence I suggested that fast and simple utility. Not interested in FF, sorry.

I use that utility!  Some other good ones are RegistryChangesView by Nirsoft, ProcMon and RegMon by Sysinternals, and Thinstall (this one is now owned by VMware and is called ThinApp).

[NotHereToPlayGames]

30 minutes ago, Dixel said:

Not interested in FF, sorry.

Me neither!

And to be fair, the nearly TWO HUNDRED telemetry connections is an UPSTREAM FIREFOX ISSUE.

Anybody that uses any "forks" of Firefox should never assume that their fork isn't making the same exact UPSTREAM telemetry connections.

I once tried SRWare Iron and it was always touted as privacy-conscious, I saw just as many telemetry connections in it, just to different domains!

Granted, I cannot speak for current versions of SRWare Iron.  There was once even a linked article here at MSFN for a very good web site that discussed these.  Just too lazy to track it down at the moment.

[NotHereToPlayGames]

There is this, but I have not tested telemetry connections with this installed.

https://github.com/yokoffing/Betterfox/blob/main/user.js

I admit that I am skeptic but it has been recently on my back-burner very-low-priority to-do-list.

[K4sum1]

6 minutes ago, NotHereToPlayGames said:

And to be fair, the nearly TWO HUNDRED telemetry connections is an UPSTREAM FIREFOX ISSUE.

Anybody that uses any "forks" of Firefox should never assume that their fork isn't making the same exact UPSTREAM telemetry connections.

That is why I say "Less telemetry than regular Firefox"

I don't think it's possible to fully disable it all.

[NotHereToPlayGames]

7 minutes ago, K4sum1 said:

I don't think it's possible to fully disable it all.

Unsure.  It is my experience that Firefox users turn a blind eye and simply "do not care".

Yet will shout the loudest that their browser is the best on the planet and "claim" that they have painstakingly tweaked their profile to prevent telemetry (not likely, but "if it helps you sleep better at night").

Again, I say that in full pessimistic disclosure!  I was once a die-hard Firefox-only type, "takes one to know one".  But I also fully disclose that I have not yet tried user.js

I would highly PREFER screencaps revealing before-and-after from other MSFN members that HAVE used this user.js trick.

But I won't hold my breath and it is on my curiosity-to-do-list.