Cocoon, a Firefox browser extension, which mission is to protects user privacy has just added a virus detection feature that scans and warns users from malicious and potentially malicious files. Upon a file download request, Cocoon will scan the files on its own server and warn users if there is a potential threat. Cocoon should be able to detect known malicious viruses and malwares, but it will also warn users of potential threats (which can lead to a lot of warnings, in my opinion).
If you are not familiar with Cocoon, it’s a free Firefox browser extension that basically act as a superfast proxy server between you and the internet. Once activated, every Internet request go through Cocoon’s servers, which protects your anonymity, and now security. I’m saying that it is superfast because there is no noticeable slowdown from using Cocoon.
Cocoon Adds Virus Scanning To Its Free Web-Protection, By Ubergizmo. Top Stories : Samsung Infuse 4G Review, Panasonic GF3 Review,
Hubert Nguyen 29 Jul, 2011--
Source: http://www.ubergizmo.com/2011/07/cocoon-virus-scanning/
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