Flagfox 3.2.1

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License:
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Editor's Rating:
4.0 stars
Average User Rating:
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Downloads:
4,100
Requirements:
Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003 Server/Vista, Mozilla Firefox 1.5
Limitations:
No limitations
Date Added:
March 11, 2008
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Publisher's description of Flagfox

From Dave Garrett:

Flagfox is an extension that will display a country flag in the status bar and thus showing the location of the current Web site's server. Flagfox uses relatively little resources, and works by accessing an IP address database contained within the extension rather than relying on top-level-domain roots like .com or .uk. Clicking on the icon brings up further information from Wikipedia or Geotool, which is an online Geolocation tool. Geotool attempts to get more information from the Web site's IP address, such as ISP and city and shows the location on a Google Map.

Version 3.2.1 adds Russian (ru-RU) and Icelandic (is-IS) locales and updated IP database update for March 2008.

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Editor's review of Flagfox

4.0 stars

This simple Firefox extension will give you some added security while you browse.

Flagfox displays the location of a Web site's server via a flag that sits on your status bar. The flag resembles the server's country of origin. Moving your mouse over the flag reveals the server's IP address. Double-clicking the flag opens Geotool, which displays more detailed information about the server's location including the city and ISP. The Options menu lets you choose where you'd like the flag to be displayed in your status bar. You can also choose alternative flag icons, but don't get too excited, it's not a big difference--the alternative icons are just not as bright as the default icon set. With each site that we browsed, a flag appeared in the browser window that matched the country of origin provided with the Geotool.

While Flagfox doesn't offer real protection from phishing, it can help you make better decisions about which sites you go to. We recommend this free program for users of all levels.

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Average user rating: 4.2 stars out of 7 votes
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5 stars

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful

Version: Flagfox 3.2.1

"This is useful, easy to look at and cool."

by expectdelays on March 22, 2008

Pros: I added this extension because I'm interested in flags and like the way it looks on the status bar, but I've also found it to be quite useful as well.
After an uninvited Windows update I started getting "unable to connect to server" messages and neither Firefox (default) nor IE7 were able to load any pages. Testing TC/ICP configurations and connections w/ ping & net view commands indicated that the modem had a connection to my server's IP address and that it was active but nothing more. Flagfox, however was able to indicate that my server was connecting me to websites, which, though it didn't directly help solve the problem was useful information.

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4 stars

Version: Flagfox 3.2.1

"It is just more reliable in the things I do"

by morey1929 on July 20, 2008

Pros: It just gives me choices,does not lock up on me.

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5 stars

Version: Flagfox 3.2.1

"It is Firefox 3.0 compatible"

by rleeden on July 4, 2008

Pros: The latest version available on the Mozilla add-ons website is Firefox 3 compatible: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/5791

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2 stars

Version: Flagfox 3.2.1

"Not supporting Firefox 3.0"

by zanma on July 3, 2008

Pros: Does not install on the new version of the Firefox version 3.0, hence will not be seen on my computer

Cons: Not supporting Firefox ver 3.0

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