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History of How does built-in Phishing and Malware Protection work?

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Jul 11, 2018, 11:23:08 AM

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Lan

Firefox 57 image & removed <fx48 info
Jun 13, 2018, 6:34:29 AM

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Kaartic

the request sent to Google safe browing doesn't contain partial address which could be considered as an address too
Jan 10, 2018, 9:10:56 AM

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AliceWyman

updated image for fx57
Sep 16, 2017, 6:15:11 AM

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AliceWyman

removed unneeded blank line and {for fx56} tags around image
Sep 14, 2017, 4:42:57 AM

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AliceWyman

new fx56 image and description of Security section
Sep 14, 2017, 3:45:34 AM

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philipp

heading got renamed in bug 1394058
Sep 12, 2017, 5:10:30 PM

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AliceWyman

added new Images, other edits
Sep 12, 2017, 1:23:43 PM

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AliceWyman

"What happens when a page or file is blocked?" updated
Sep 11, 2017, 2:08:05 AM

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philipp

adapt troubleshooting info for firefox 56 & purge pre-47 content
May 13, 2017, 6:04:37 AM

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AliceWyman

added link to [[Where to find and manage downloaded files in Firefox#w_download-protection]]
Dec 26, 2016, 12:39:42 PM

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Mukesh Pathak

Adding Few Information For Malware
Nov 7, 2016, 4:03:27 AM

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AliceWyman

added note with link to blog post for fx48 (see discussion) and removed fx40 tags
Aug 1, 2016, 4:11:11 AM

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AliceWyman

updated for Fx48 based on new Security panel UI, removed <38 content
Jul 9, 2016, 8:35:04 AM

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Jobava

translated description, full article following soon
Jun 11, 2016, 10:59:44 AM

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Chris Ilias

s/Web Forgery/Deceptive Site for fx47
Jun 7, 2016, 7:54:55 PM

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Chris Ilias

missed a line from previous edit
Jun 7, 2016, 7:52:37 PM

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Chris Ilias

purge pre-fx38 content
May 30, 2016, 8:46:59 AM

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Chris Ilias

removed link to api v2. See https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-does-phishing-and-malware-protection-work/discuss/6087#post-13727
May 10, 2016, 12:04:39 PM

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Francois Marier

Link to the version of the Safe Browsing protocol that Firefox uses
May 2, 2016, 2:17:18 PM

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Joni

added experimental afterword
Mar 31, 2016, 5:37:41 PM

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Francois Marier

Mention how to unblock malware downloads
Mar 19, 2016, 9:48:00 PM

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Adrian C.Y. Fu

I corrected two punctuation errors.
Feb 15, 2016, 6:46:31 PM

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jryanb1

Cut some unecessary words and phrases
Oct 1, 2015, 1:01:32 PM

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Francois Marier

The signature check for downloads is Windows-only
Sep 30, 2015, 5:32:20 PM

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Francois Marier

Mention the data sent to Google when using application reputation
Jun 4, 2015, 8:10:59 AM

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pollti

added template
May 18, 2015, 11:30:17 AM

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guigs

I edited this based on the last two unrevised revisions
May 18, 2015, 10:23:58 AM

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guigs

changed the url
May 12, 2015, 4:30:46 AM

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Tonnes

add comma
May 12, 2015, 12:54:39 AM

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Underpass

please don't insert explicit list numbers unless necessary. thanks
May 10, 2015, 7:36:59 AM

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ideato

update screenshot for 38
Apr 23, 2015, 2:54:00 AM

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Francois Marier

Add the new unwanted software category I landed in Fx40
Apr 23, 2015, 2:19:53 AM

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Francois Marier

Update spec URL
Apr 13, 2015, 5:18:49 AM

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otherechoes

Shuffled some points, attempted to condense/create subsections.
Jan 30, 2015, 11:41:13 AM

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AliceWyman

removed [[Template:update fx desktop]] per discussion.
Jan 30, 2015, 9:25:41 AM

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AliceWyman

{for not fx31}[[Template:update fx desktop]]{/for} (add'l Fx31 features))
Dec 4, 2014, 7:48:15 AM

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scootergrisen

Added OK button
Oct 22, 2014, 3:14:58 PM

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Andrew Pfeiffer

Tweak to conform to style guidelines ("email", "website"). Rework awkward sentence. Add missing step 4 to Linux security dialog instructions.
Oct 21, 2014, 8:19:24 AM

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mikaland2

Clarified sentence on Firefox Privacy Policy
Sep 22, 2014, 10:37:13 AM

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Gingerbread Man

Since Firefox 27, regular google.com cookies aren't sent. See bug 368255.
Aug 24, 2014, 10:42:54 AM

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user669794

removed share article
Aug 6, 2014, 5:39:10 PM

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Joni

fixed {for} for asterisk and note
Aug 6, 2014, 5:37:28 PM

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Joni

added fx31 features including downloads protection and how to turn the feature off
May 23, 2014, 6:51:58 PM

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Abhimanyu

Condensed, rephrased, and increased the overall readability.
May 8, 2014, 12:18:08 AM

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user669794

added share template
Apr 16, 2014, 11:29:59 AM

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Imen

Update dead link for phishing line 26
Apr 12, 2014, 2:53:24 PM

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maral2

discussion about article.
Apr 12, 2014, 2:23:43 PM

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maral2

discussion about article.
Mar 25, 2014, 6:20:05 AM

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Jithin Mathew

colon
Mar 5, 2014, 8:21:49 AM

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Dyvik Chenna

Share this article added
Jan 18, 2014, 10:28:00 AM

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ideato

straighten the "and click on Security" with *
Nov 11, 2013, 6:01:34 PM

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Meghraj Suthar

share this article added
Nov 11, 2013, 3:14:37 PM

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AliceWyman

added optionspreferences template, linked to Securiy settings article.
Sep 13, 2013, 2:32:28 PM

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Michael Verdi

Copy & pasted from https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/phishing-protection/

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