Questions tagged [plugins]
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Why does Firefox keep offering "unreputable" add-ons and add-ons that they don't even review?
When I install an add-on to Firefox, choosing it from the ones I find by using the Tools / Add-ons menu, sometimes after a few days Avast pops up a warning that the add-on is "unreputable" and strongly recommends and offers to remove it.
Of course…
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Nessus doesn't find self-written plugins
I'm trying to write a nessus plugin. So I took an existing plugin (10056), and only added the line
display("hello world");
in the appropriate section and altered the script_id to a non-existing one.
I chose that plugin because that is one that…
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What is Greasemonkey/Userscripts and how does it relate to IT Security?
I came across http://userscripts.org/ and learned that it is popular among web-users to install something called "Greasemonkey" to allow client side scripts to run.
What are the benefits of Greasemonkey to the IT Security Professional?
Should IT…
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How secure are ActiveX based security plug-ins?
Sometimes I have to use web sites that use ActiveX security plug-ins.
The websites say that these plug-ins
1. secure the authenticity of printable certificates
2. secure overall data sent back and forth
3. secure sensitive data like credit card…
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w3af plugin development example
I'm new to w3af, and I would like to build my own plugin. I have searched on w3af web and googled it for some examples but no luck...
Can anyone give me an example how to start building plugins or where to look?
Thanks in advance!
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