Block scripts in Firefox

The NoScript add-on will give you some extra control and protection against malicious scripts and ads.

[PIGGYGRANNYBALDI]

NoScript is something that everyone should have, I wouldn't browse the internet without it

[gane]

once used for the first time you wouldn't believe the amount of third party pish that would easily tear your browser and device a new digital A-hole... highly recommended for those who wish to remain reasonably secure while browsing the web.

[filippos]

I use it all the time. It's the Grand Savor :)
Firefox+AdBlock+NoScript means safe & fast surfing.

[qwinq]

No scripts needs something.  When you get to a link and nothing happens - there's no  indication on the LONG list of stuff that is blocked that tells you which one to allow to make the link work.  So, in order to not stay at a non-working link all day experimenting with each scrip permission, I just use the 'temp allow all script' choice, but that seems to defeat the purpose of no script in the first place.

[rusfeedernoob]

Short informative video, good quality, friendly and easy to understand for non native english speakers. Thumbs up!

[theawesomegamr]

ive had this computer for two weeks, and i had a mac before this, so i didnt know about how much more vulnerable windows was to viruses and malware. because of this, i got several trojans and all sorts of malware. bascially, SUPERantispyware and malware bytes saved my life. so, to be safe, i downloaded this about a day ago, i havent gotten any malware or anything. its annoying at first (because you have to enable everything on the websites you always go on) but after a while it works amazingly. thanks to the people who made this, and if you dont have this installed, please do :)

[ZionismBitestheDust]

@ZionismBitestheDust The best thing about this Ad-On is that it enables web surfing as it is SUPPOSE to be, as the user chooses. As a web developer I know that web surfing is suppose to be all about the end user who is visiting the web page, not the makers of the web page dictating to that user what the experience is and what sorts of things are run on their computer. With No Script that experience is back in the hands of the end user, choose what scripts run on your browser.

[youtooyoutoo]

Assuming you only visit reputable & directly trustworthy sites, scripts are run to provide the page owner to perform convenient functions on a webpage.  Some of them will be purely for your benefit, others will be for the owners benefit or convenience (including fancy or intrusive ads), and rarely, others will be infections of the webpage by aggressive or criminal organizations.  The first are the only ones that most folk want and that is the benefit of NoScript. A trustworthy AND competent site programmer will only use scripts that have been well vetted, and some of those might be 3rd party. (A thoughtful programmer (very rare) will also let you know what these scripts are for.) 
  The problem with users (we visitors) is that we each have our own preferences / tolerance for advertising, convenience vs privacy and safety. (How much do like your 'Big Brother' reading your diary.)
  The problems with NS are that it does not make it easy to manage the permissions that we must assign to the various websites and script domains that we encounter continuously as we browse the web.  ("Allow all" (but not ONLY) from this site.)  It is easier than it used to be, and there are more 'reputation research' tools, but there is no good user guide to how we should research & manage those permissions.  I hope NS will improve these issues.
Even supposedly trustworthy sites often, lazily allow their sites to run unvetted 3rd party scripts, and many ads run unvetted or intentionally malicious 3rd party scripts, but the ads themselves on any site are best controlled separately by AdBlockPlus.

[sxswitch]

finally a video that just keeps it short and simple

[hodonkain]

It's one of the best add-ons in my opinion.  Used it forever.  It really gets you use to what script names are and what they generally do.  It also helps you identify potentially dangerous sites based on the scripts it runs.  As Filippos stated AdBlock Plus and noscript together=powerful defense.

[mikecorbeil]

Permanently unblocking Web sites with NoScript isn't really permanent since we can have them blocked again with NoScript. But there're some Web sites I allow on a rather permanent basis. We have to be careful, judicious with that tho. Many Web sites link in many others & I use NoScript to keep everything blocked except Web sites I visit & believe to be okay/safe. After that, I selectively allow what's needed for full functionality of a Web page, like for multimedia, fe.
Excellent add-on!

[bluephreakr]

Works for Chrome too, I believe. Adblock PLus was also ported to Chrome, which is another popular Firefox addon (and was features for quite some time).

[JPC]

@zpoint A web search will reveal most of these, but the point is that if your favourite site works fine without scripts, then don't enable any, and if it doesn't, just enable permissions for that domain.

[FamingDeath]

1:43 Not true, the XSS and ABE protection should still be in effect even with the setting Allow all globally, so it is still worth running.

One I highly recommend is Element Hiding Helper for Adblock Plus, shit's a lifesaver.

[ARTZY]

You guys who find NoScript invaluable should pay the developer... I just paid the suggested $15.00

[Ballenxj]

Thank You, installed, and thumb up for your recommendation.

[LZJoZ]

Yeah, as speed goes it's about average but you can live with it.I'm using NoScript now and it does it's job.AdBlock works like a boss, too.

[mikecorbeil]

And I use both Tab Mix Plus & Session Manager, plus TooManyTabs add-ons. There usually are many tabs that're loaded with Web pages. It's sometimes reached as many as around 180 tabs! Try restarting Ffx with many tabs loading. It'll take a few seconds. With hi-speed Web, loading is fast enough. I also use LoadTabsProgressively to help with the reloading of all tabs, but it might no longer be needed for its purpose. I would need to test if it still makes a difference.

[MoltarTheGreat]

@thomas61157 NotScripts is a substitute for NoScripts and works just as well, it's for Google Chrome/Chromium and Opera