SpoofStick for FireFox
Terms of Use and Disclaimer
SpoofStick makes it easier to spot a spoofed website by prominently displaying only the most relevant domain information. It's not a comprehensive solution, but it's a good start.
This version of SpoofStick is free to use and is not officially supported by CoreStreet or any of its affiliates. CoreStreet does not make any claims about the quality of this software or its suitability to any task. If something bad happens to you while you're using SpoofStick, it's not our fault. Use SpoofStick at your own risk.
This software is provided “as is” without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement.
In no event will CoreStreet be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental, economic, cover, or consequential damages arising out of the use of or inability to use this software even if advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of implied warranties or limitation of liability for incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you.
SpoofStick is made available through the generous efforts of the programmers at CoreStreet. Although CoreStreet may be interested in your feedback, they are under no obligation to address bugs, provide enhancements, or answer questions. Your acquisition and/or use of this free version of SpoofStick does not entitle you to receive or use any other software that CoreStreet or any of its affiliates provide or will provide in the future including, without limitation, any future versions of SpoofStick which may be provided by CoreStreet or any of its affiliates under different terms.
This version of SpoofStick is being provided solely for your personal, non-commercial use. CoreStreet is the owner of all intellectual property rights in and to SpoofStick including, without limitation, copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret and all other proprietary rights throughout the world. You may copy, modify, use and distribute SpoofStick provided that (i) you include the entirety of this notice in all copies; (ii) you do not incorporate SpoofStick into other software or distribute SpoofStick with any other product without the express written consent of CoreStreet; and (iii) you do not charge any money for SpoofStick other than covering reasonable distribution costs. No other rights, and particularly no licenses to copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret or any other proprietary rights, are implied or granted.
Installation Instructions
- Download spoofstick-firefox.xpi and save it in a local directory.
- In Firefox, go to File->Open File and open the spoofstick-firefox.xpi file from where you saved it.
- When installation is complete, close all Firefox windows and restart the browser.
Usage Instructions
- SpoofStick just sits there contently displaying the domain name of the site you’re currently on.
- Before entering any information into a site, glance up at SpoofStick to confirm that you are where you think you are.
- To configure the size and color of the display, right click anywhere on SpoofStick or go to Tools->Options->Extensions, select “spoofstick-firefox.xpi” and click on the “Options” button.
- SpoofStick is no longer a toolbar, but a button. To enable SpoofStick, select View->Toolbars->Customize, and drag SpoofStick onto any toolbar. To configure or uninstall SpoofStick, select Tools->Extensions.
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Changelog
v. 1.06 12-8-05 New Firefox version now available. Addresses compatibility with Firefox 1.5
v. 1.05 02-10-05 Addresses the recently discovered Mozilla "IDN" vulnerability described at http://www.shmoo.com/idn/
SpoofStick is now a draggable, resizable toolbar button.
v. 1.04 11-03-04 Compatibility with the upcoming FF 1.0 Final release
v. 1.03 09-15-04 Compatible with new Firefox 1.0 PR
v. 1.02 06-21-04 Compatible with new Firefox 0.9 extension handling, including auto-update.
v. 1.0 05-10-04 General availability release. Standardized UI.
v. 0.06 04-22-04 New "about" text to match IE version
v. 0.05 04-07-04 Tweaked font size settings, corrected display for domains with multiple machine names.
v. 0.04 04-05-04 First public beta
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SpoofStick in the News |
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Are You Carrying a Spoofstick?
Spamfo
January 2, 2005 |
What's phishing? How to be safe?
Rediff.com
December 20, 2004 |
Online identity theft: Many medicines, no cure
The Industry Standard
November 2, 2004 |
New Tools Fight Phishing Scams
PCWorld
September 20, 2004 |
Fighting Phish, Fakes and Frauds September 1, 2004 |
SpoofStick to fight fake sites
The New Paper (Singapore)
July 6, 2004 |
How to outfox the email scammers
Reuters UK
June 23, 2004 |
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Booming Web Scam
PC World
June 9, 2004 |
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New toolbar add-on goes phisher fishing
Miami Herald
June 15, 2004 |
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Louisiana Times - Picayune
June 9, 2004 |
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Spoofstick 1.0
Washington Post
June 6, 2004 |
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The Phight Against Phishing
Kansas City Star
June 1, 2004 |
Software to Help Avoid Phishing Hooks
St. Petersburg Times
May 31, 2004 |
Phear of phishing
Computerworld Australia
May 30, 2004 |
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Phear of phishing
Network World Fusion
May 30, 2004 |
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