v109 (#1614)

* prefsCleaner.bat: add -unattended flag

Usage:
  prefsCleaner.bat -unattended

Skips the prompt for user input and proceeds when -unattended is specified. If omitted, default behaviour is unchanged.

---------

Signed-off-by: Keith Harrison <keithh@protonmail.com>
Co-authored-by: earthlng <earthlng@users.noreply.github.com>

prefsCleaner.bat

@@ -3,17 +3,19 @@ TITLE prefs.js cleaner
 
 REM ### prefs.js cleaner for Windows
 REM ## author: @claustromaniac
-REM ## version: 2.4
+REM ## version: 2.6
 
 CD /D "%~dp0"
 
+IF /I "%~1"=="-unattended" (SET _ua=1)
+
 :begin
 ECHO:
 ECHO:
 ECHO                 ########################################
 ECHO                 ####  prefs.js cleaner for Windows  ####
 ECHO                 ####        by claustromaniac       ####
-ECHO                 ####              v2.4              ####
+ECHO                 ####              v2.6              ####
 ECHO                 ########################################
 ECHO:
 CALL :message "This script should be run from your Firefox profile directory."
@@ -22,17 +24,23 @@ CALL :message "This will allow inactive preferences to be reset to their default
 ECHO   This Firefox profile shouldn't be in use during the process.
 CALL :message ""
 TIMEOUT 1 /nobreak >nul
-CHOICE /C SHE /N /M "Start [S] Help [H] Exit [E]"
-CLS
-IF ERRORLEVEL 3 (EXIT /B)
-IF ERRORLEVEL 2 (GOTO :showhelp)
+
+IF NOT DEFINED _ua (
+	CHOICE /C SHE /N /M "Start [S] Help [H] Exit [E]"
+	CLS
+	IF ERRORLEVEL 3 (EXIT /B)
+	IF ERRORLEVEL 2 (GOTO :showhelp)
+)
 IF NOT EXIST "user.js" (CALL :abort "user.js not found in the current directory." 30)
 IF NOT EXIST "prefs.js" (CALL :abort "prefs.js not found in the current directory." 30)
 CALL :strlenCheck
 CALL :FFcheck
+
 CALL :message "Backing up prefs.js..."
-SET "_time=%time: =0%"
-COPY /B /V /Y prefs.js "prefs-backup-%date:/=-%_%_time::=.%.js"
+FOR /F "usebackq tokens=1,2 delims==" %%i IN (`wmic os get LocalDateTime /VALUE 2^>NUL`) DO IF '.%%i.'=='.LocalDateTime.' SET ldt=%%j
+SET ldt=%ldt:~0,8%_%ldt:~8,6%
+COPY /B /V /Y prefs.js "prefs-backup-%ldt%.js"
+
 CALL :message "Cleaning prefs.js..."
 CALL :cleanup
 CALL :message "All done!"

prefsCleaner.sh

@@ -2,33 +2,54 @@
 
 ## prefs.js cleaner for Linux/Mac
 ## author: @claustromaniac
-## version: 1.5
+## version: 1.6
 
 ## special thanks to @overdodactyl and @earthlng for a few snippets that I stol..*cough* borrowed from the updater.sh
 
-currdir=$(pwd)
+## DON'T GO HIGHER THAN VERSION x.9 !! ( because of ASCII comparison in update_prefsCleaner() )
+
+readonly CURRDIR=$(pwd)
 
 ## get the full path of this script (readlink for Linux, greadlink for Mac with coreutils installed)
-sfp=$(readlink -f "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" 2>/dev/null || greadlink -f "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" 2>/dev/null)
+SCRIPT_FILE=$(readlink -f "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" 2>/dev/null || greadlink -f "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" 2>/dev/null)
 
 ## fallback for Macs without coreutils
-if [ -z "$sfp" ]; then sfp=${BASH_SOURCE[0]}; fi
+[ -z "$SCRIPT_FILE" ] && SCRIPT_FILE=${BASH_SOURCE[0]}
 
-## change directory to the Firefox profile directory
-cd "$(dirname "${sfp}")"
+
+AUTOUPDATE=true
+QUICKSTART=false
+
+## download method priority: curl -> wget
+DOWNLOAD_METHOD=''
+if command -v curl >/dev/null; then
+	DOWNLOAD_METHOD='curl --max-redirs 3 -so'
+elif command -v wget >/dev/null; then
+	DOWNLOAD_METHOD='wget --max-redirect 3 --quiet -O'
+else
+	AUTOUPDATE=false
+	echo -e "No curl or wget detected.\nAutomatic self-update disabled!"
+fi
 
 fQuit() {
 	## change directory back to the original working directory
-	cd "${currdir}"
+	cd "${CURRDIR}"
 	[ "$1" -eq 0 ] && echo -e "\n$2" || echo -e "\n$2" >&2
 	exit $1
 }
 
 fUsage() {
-	echo -e "\nUsage: $0 [-s]"
+	echo -e "\nUsage: $0 [-ds]"
 	echo -e "
 Optional Arguments:
-    -s           Start immediately"
+    -s           Start immediately
+    -d           Don't auto-update prefsCleaner.sh"
+}
+
+download_file() { # expects URL as argument ($1)
+  declare -r tf=$(mktemp)
+
+  $DOWNLOAD_METHOD "${tf}" "$1" &>/dev/null && echo "$tf" || echo '' # return the temp-filename or empty string on error
 }
 
 fFF_check() {
@@ -40,6 +61,24 @@ fFF_check() {
 	done
 }
 
+## returns the version number of a prefsCleaner.sh file
+get_prefsCleaner_version() {
+	echo "$(sed -n '5 s/.*[[:blank:]]\([[:digit:]]*\.[[:digit:]]*\)/\1/p' "$1")"
+}
+
+## updates the prefsCleaner.sh file based on the latest public version
+update_prefsCleaner() {
+	declare -r tmpfile="$(download_file 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/arkenfox/user.js/master/prefsCleaner.sh')"
+	[ -z "$tmpfile" ] && echo -e "Error! Could not download prefsCleaner.sh" && return 1 # check if download failed
+
+	[[ $(get_prefsCleaner_version "$SCRIPT_FILE") == $(get_prefsCleaner_version "$tmpfile") ]] && return 0
+
+	mv "$tmpfile" "$SCRIPT_FILE"
+	chmod u+x "$SCRIPT_FILE"
+	"$SCRIPT_FILE" "$@" -d
+	exit 0
+}
+
 fClean() {
 	# the magic happens here
 	prefs="@@"
@@ -78,18 +117,37 @@ fStart() {
 	fQuit 0 "All done!"
 }
 
+
+while getopts "sd" opt; do
+	case $opt in
+		s)
+			QUICKSTART=true
+			;;
+		d)
+			AUTOUPDATE=false
+			;;
+	esac
+done
+
+## change directory to the Firefox profile directory
+cd "$(dirname "${SCRIPT_FILE}")"
+
+[ "$AUTOUPDATE" = true ] && update_prefsCleaner "$@"
+
 echo -e "\n\n"
 echo "                   ╔══════════════════════════╗"
 echo "                   ║     prefs.js cleaner     ║"
 echo "                   ║    by claustromaniac     ║"
-echo "                   ║           v1.5           ║"
+echo "                   ║           v1.6           ║"
 echo "                   ╚══════════════════════════╝"
 echo -e "\nThis script should be run from your Firefox profile directory.\n"
 echo "It will remove any entries from prefs.js that also exist in user.js."
 echo "This will allow inactive preferences to be reset to their default values."
 echo -e "\nThis Firefox profile shouldn't be in use during the process.\n"
 
-[ "$1" == '-s' ] && fStart
+[ "$QUICKSTART" = true ] && fStart
+
+echo -e "\nIn order to proceed, select a command below by entering its corresponding number.\n"
 
 select option in Start Help Exit; do
 	case $option in
@@ -113,3 +171,5 @@ select option in Start Help Exit; do
 			;;
 	esac
 done
+
+fQuit 0

scratchpad-scripts/arkenfox-cleanup.js

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   - removed from the arkenfox user.js
   - deprecated by Mozilla but listed in the arkenfox user.js in the past
 
-  Last updated: 5-October-2022
+  Last updated: 27-January-2023
 
   Instructions:
   - [optional] close Firefox and backup your profile
@@ -238,10 +238,19 @@
 
     /* REMOVED */
     /* 103+ */
+    'beacon.enabled',
+    'browser.startup.blankWindow',
     'browser.newtab.preload',
     'browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.discoverystreamfeed',
     'browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.snippets',
+    'browser.region.network.url',
+    'browser.region.update.enabled',
+    'browser.search.region',
+    'browser.ssl_override_behavior',
     'browser.tabs.warnOnClose',
+    'devtools.chrome.enabled',
+    'dom.disable_beforeunload',
+    'dom.disable_open_during_load',
     'dom.netinfo.enabled',
     'dom.vr.enabled',
     'extensions.formautofill.addresses.supported',

updater.bat

@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ TITLE arkenfox user.js updater
 
 REM ## arkenfox user.js updater for Windows
 REM ## author: @claustromaniac
-REM ## version: 4.16
+REM ## version: 4.18
 REM ## instructions: https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/wiki/5.1-Updater-[Options]#-windows
 
-SET v=4.15
+SET v=4.18
 
 VERIFY ON
 CD /D "%~dp0"
@@ -177,8 +177,9 @@ IF EXIST user.js.new (
 		IF DEFINED _singlebackup (
 			MOVE /Y user.js user.js.bak >nul
 		) ELSE (
-			SET "_time=!time: =0!"
-			MOVE /Y user.js "user-backup-!date:/=-!_!_time::=.!.js" >nul
+			FOR /F "usebackq tokens=1,2 delims==" %%i IN (`wmic os get LocalDateTime /VALUE 2^>NUL`) DO IF '.%%i.'=='.LocalDateTime.' SET ldt=%%j
+			SET ldt=!ldt:~0,8!_!ldt:~8,6!
+			MOVE /Y user.js "user-backup-!ldt!.js" >nul
 		)
 		REN user.js.new user.js
 		CALL :message "Update complete."

user.js

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /******
 *    name: arkenfox user.js
-*    date: 5 October 2022
-* version: 105
+*    date: 7 February 2023
+* version: 109
 *     url: https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js
 * license: MIT: https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/blob/master/LICENSE.txt
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
   6000: DON'T TOUCH
   7000: DON'T BOTHER
   8000: DON'T BOTHER: FINGERPRINTING
-  9000: PERSONAL
+  9000: NON-PROJECT RELATED
   9999: DEPRECATED / REMOVED / LEGACY / RENAMED
 
 ******/
@@ -78,9 +78,6 @@ user_pref("browser.aboutConfig.showWarning", false);
 
 /*** [SECTION 0100]: STARTUP ***/
 user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "0100 syntax error: the parrot's dead!");
-/* 0101: disable default browser check
- * [SETTING] General>Startup>Always check if Firefox is your default browser ***/
-user_pref("browser.shell.checkDefaultBrowser", false);
 /* 0102: set startup page [SETUP-CHROME]
  * 0=blank, 1=home, 2=last visited page, 3=resume previous session
  * [NOTE] Session Restore is cleared with history (2811), and not used in Private Browsing mode
@@ -113,13 +110,6 @@ user_pref("geo.provider.ms-windows-location", false); // [WINDOWS]
 user_pref("geo.provider.use_corelocation", false); // [MAC]
 user_pref("geo.provider.use_gpsd", false); // [LINUX]
 user_pref("geo.provider.use_geoclue", false); // [FF102+] [LINUX]
-/* 0203: disable region updates
- * [1] https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/toolkit/modules/toolkit_modules/Region.html ***/
-user_pref("browser.region.network.url", ""); // [FF78+]
-user_pref("browser.region.update.enabled", false); // [FF79+]
-/* 0204: set search region
- * [NOTE] May not be hidden if Firefox has changed your settings due to your region (0203) ***/
-   // user_pref("browser.search.region", "US"); // [HIDDEN PREF]
 /* 0210: set preferred language for displaying pages
  * [SETTING] General>Language and Appearance>Language>Choose your preferred language...
  * [TEST] https://addons.mozilla.org/about ***/
@@ -271,6 +261,7 @@ user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "0700 syntax error: the parrot's given up the ghost
 /* 0701: disable IPv6
  * IPv6 can be abused, especially with MAC addresses, and can leak with VPNs: assuming
  * your ISP and/or router and/or website is IPv6 capable. Most sites will fall back to IPv4
+ * [SETUP-WEB] PR_CONNECT_RESET_ERROR: this pref *might* be the cause
  * [STATS] Firefox telemetry (Sept 2022) shows ~8% of successful connections are IPv6
  * [NOTE] This is an application level fallback. Disabling IPv6 is best done at an
  * OS/network level, and/or configured properly in VPN setups. If you are not masking your IP,
@@ -480,8 +471,7 @@ user_pref("security.OCSP.require", true);
 user_pref("security.family_safety.mode", 0);
 /* 1223: enable strict PKP (Public Key Pinning)
  * 0=disabled, 1=allow user MiTM (default; such as your antivirus), 2=strict
- * [SETUP-WEB] MOZILLA_PKIX_ERROR_KEY_PINNING_FAILURE: If you rely on an AV (antivirus) to protect
- * your web browsing by inspecting ALL your web traffic, then override to current default ***/
+ * [SETUP-WEB] MOZILLA_PKIX_ERROR_KEY_PINNING_FAILURE ***/
 user_pref("security.cert_pinning.enforcement_level", 2);
 /* 1224: enable CRLite [FF73+]
  * 0 = disabled
@@ -494,8 +484,8 @@ user_pref("security.remote_settings.crlite_filters.enabled", true);
 user_pref("security.pki.crlite_mode", 2);
 
 /** MIXED CONTENT ***/
-/* 1241: disable insecure passive content (such as images) on https pages [SETUP-WEB] ***/
-user_pref("security.mixed_content.block_display_content", true);
+/* 1241: disable insecure passive content (such as images) on https pages ***/
+   // user_pref("security.mixed_content.block_display_content", true); // Defense-in-depth (see 1244)
 /* 1244: enable HTTPS-Only mode in all windows [FF76+]
  * When the top-level is HTTPS, insecure subresources are also upgraded (silent fail)
  * [SETTING] to add site exceptions: Padlock>HTTPS-Only mode>On (after "Continue to HTTP Site")
@@ -519,10 +509,6 @@ user_pref("dom.security.https_only_mode_send_http_background_request", false);
  * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security:Renegotiation
  * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1353705 ***/
 user_pref("security.ssl.treat_unsafe_negotiation_as_broken", true);
-/* 1271: control "Add Security Exception" dialog on SSL warnings
- * 0=do neither, 1=pre-populate url, 2=pre-populate url + pre-fetch cert (default)
- * [1] https://github.com/pyllyukko/user.js/issues/210 ***/
-user_pref("browser.ssl_override_behavior", 1);
 /* 1272: display advanced information on Insecure Connection warning pages
  * only works when it's possible to add an exception
  * i.e. it doesn't work for HSTS discrepancies (https://subdomain.preloaded-hsts.badssl.com/)
@@ -572,10 +558,8 @@ user_pref("privacy.userContext.ui.enabled", true);
 /*** [SECTION 2000]: PLUGINS / MEDIA / WEBRTC ***/
 user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "2000 syntax error: the parrot's snuffed it!");
 /* 2001: disable WebRTC (Web Real-Time Communication)
- * Firefox uses mDNS hostname obfuscation on desktop (except Windows7/8) and the
- * private IP is NEVER exposed, except if required in TRUSTED scenarios; i.e. after
- * you grant device (microphone or camera) access
- * [SETUP-HARDEN] Test first. Windows7/8 users only: behind a proxy who never use WebRTC
+ * Firefox desktop uses mDNS hostname obfuscation and the private IP is never exposed until
+ * required in TRUSTED scenarios; i.e. after you grant device (microphone or camera) access
  * [TEST] https://browserleaks.com/webrtc
  * [1] https://groups.google.com/g/discuss-webrtc/c/6stQXi72BEU/m/2FwZd24UAQAJ
  * [2] https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-ietf-mmusic-mdns-ice-candidates#section-3.1.1 ***/
@@ -608,38 +592,20 @@ user_pref("media.eme.enabled", false);
 
 /*** [SECTION 2400]: DOM (DOCUMENT OBJECT MODEL) ***/
 user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "2400 syntax error: the parrot's kicked the bucket!");
-/* 2401: disable "Confirm you want to leave" dialog on page close
- * Does not prevent JS leaks of the page close event
- * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/Events/beforeunload ***/
-user_pref("dom.disable_beforeunload", true);
 /* 2402: prevent scripts from moving and resizing open windows ***/
 user_pref("dom.disable_window_move_resize", true);
-/* 2403: block popup windows
- * [SETTING] Privacy & Security>Permissions>Block pop-up windows ***/
-user_pref("dom.disable_open_during_load", true);
-/* 2404: limit events that can cause a popup [SETUP-WEB] ***/
-user_pref("dom.popup_allowed_events", "click dblclick mousedown pointerdown");
 
 /*** [SECTION 2600]: MISCELLANEOUS ***/
 user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "2600 syntax error: the parrot's run down the curtain!");
 /* 2601: prevent accessibility services from accessing your browser [RESTART]
  * [1] https://support.mozilla.org/kb/accessibility-services ***/
 user_pref("accessibility.force_disabled", 1);
-/* 2602: disable sending additional analytics to web servers
- * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/Navigator/sendBeacon ***/
-user_pref("beacon.enabled", false);
 /* 2603: remove temp files opened with an external application
  * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/302433 ***/
 user_pref("browser.helperApps.deleteTempFileOnExit", true);
-/* 2604: disable page thumbnail collection ***/
-user_pref("browser.pagethumbnails.capturing_disabled", true); // [HIDDEN PREF]
 /* 2606: disable UITour backend so there is no chance that a remote page can use it ***/
 user_pref("browser.uitour.enabled", false);
-user_pref("browser.uitour.url", "");
-/* 2607: disable various developer tools in browser context
- * [SETTING] Devtools>Advanced Settings>Enable browser chrome and add-on debugging toolboxes
- * [1] https://github.com/pyllyukko/user.js/issues/179#issuecomment-246468676 ***/
-user_pref("devtools.chrome.enabled", false);
+   // user_pref("browser.uitour.url", ""); // Defense-in-depth
 /* 2608: reset remote debugging to disabled
  * [1] https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/16222 ***/
 user_pref("devtools.debugger.remote-enabled", false); // [DEFAULT: false]
@@ -663,16 +629,16 @@ user_pref("webchannel.allowObject.urlWhitelist", "");
  * [3] https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvekey.cgi?keyword=punycode+firefox
  * [4] https://www.xudongz.com/blog/2017/idn-phishing/ ***/
 user_pref("network.IDN_show_punycode", true);
-/* 2620: enforce PDFJS, disable PDFJS scripting [SETUP-CHROME]
+/* 2620: enforce PDFJS, disable PDFJS scripting
  * This setting controls if the option "Display in Firefox" is available in the setting below
  *   and by effect controls whether PDFs are handled in-browser or externally ("Ask" or "Open With")
- * PROS: pdfjs is lightweight, open source, and more secure/vetted than most
- *   Exploits are rare (one serious case in seven years), treated seriously and patched quickly.
+ * [WHY] pdfjs is lightweight, open source, and secure: the last exploit was June 2015 [1]
  *   It doesn't break "state separation" of browser content (by not sharing with OS, independent apps).
  *   It maintains disk avoidance and application data isolation. It's convenient. You can still save to disk.
- * CONS: You may prefer a different pdf reader for security reasons
- * CAVEAT: JS can still force a pdf to open in-browser by bundling its own code
- * [SETTING] General>Applications>Portable Document Format (PDF) ***/
+ * [NOTE] JS can still force a pdf to open in-browser by bundling its own code
+ * [SETUP-CHROME] You may prefer a different pdf reader for security/workflow reasons
+ * [SETTING] General>Applications>Portable Document Format (PDF)
+ * [1] https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvekey.cgi?keyword=pdf.js+firefox ***/
 user_pref("pdfjs.disabled", false); // [DEFAULT: false]
 user_pref("pdfjs.enableScripting", false); // [FF86+]
 /* 2621: disable links launching Windows Store on Windows 8/8.1/10 [WINDOWS] ***/
@@ -732,8 +698,8 @@ user_pref("browser.contentblocking.category", "strict");
 /* 2710: enable state partitioning of service workers [FF96+] ***/
 user_pref("privacy.partition.serviceWorkers", true); // [DEFAULT: true FF105+]
 /* 2720: enable APS (Always Partitioning Storage) ***/
-user_pref("privacy.partition.always_partition_third_party_non_cookie_storage", true); // [FF104+]
-user_pref("privacy.partition.always_partition_third_party_non_cookie_storage.exempt_sessionstorage", false); // [FF105+]
+user_pref("privacy.partition.always_partition_third_party_non_cookie_storage", true); // [FF104+] [DEFAULT: true FF109+]
+user_pref("privacy.partition.always_partition_third_party_non_cookie_storage.exempt_sessionstorage", false); // [FF105+] [DEFAULT: false FF109+]
 
 /*** [SECTION 2800]: SHUTDOWN & SANITIZING ***/
 user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "2800 syntax error: the parrot's bleedin' demised!");
@@ -805,14 +771,12 @@ user_pref("privacy.sanitize.timeSpan", 0);
     418986 - limit window.screen & CSS media queries (FF41)
       [TEST] https://arkenfox.github.io/TZP/tzp.html#screen
    1281949 - spoof screen orientation (FF50)
-   1281963 - hide the contents of navigator.plugins and navigator.mimeTypes (FF50-99)
-      FF53: fixes GetSupportedNames in nsMimeTypeArray and nsPluginArray (1324044)
    1330890 - spoof timezone as UTC0 (FF55)
    1360039 - spoof navigator.hardwareConcurrency as 2 (FF55)
  FF56
    1369303 - spoof/disable performance API
    1333651 - spoof User Agent & Navigator API
-      version: spoofed as ESR (FF102+ this is limited to Android)
+      version: android version spoofed as ESR
       OS: JS spoofed as Windows 10, OS 10.15, Android 10, or Linux | HTTP Headers spoofed as Windows or Android
    1369319 - disable device sensor API
    1369357 - disable site specific zoom
@@ -825,8 +789,7 @@ user_pref("privacy.sanitize.timeSpan", 0);
    1217290 & 1409677 - enable some fingerprinting resistance for WebGL
    1382545 - reduce fingerprinting in Animation API
    1354633 - limit MediaError.message to a whitelist
- FF58-90
-    967895 - spoof canvas and enable site permission prompt (FF58)
+ FF58+
    1372073 - spoof/block fingerprinting in MediaDevices API (FF59)
       Spoof: enumerate devices as one "Internal Camera" and one "Internal Microphone"
       Block: suppresses the ondevicechange event
@@ -847,10 +810,10 @@ user_pref("privacy.sanitize.timeSpan", 0);
    1621433 - randomize canvas (previously FF58+ returned an all-white canvas) (FF78)
    1653987 - limit font visibility to bundled and "Base Fonts" (Windows, Mac, some Linux) (FF80)
    1461454 - spoof smooth=true and powerEfficient=false for supported media in MediaCapabilities (FF82)
- FF91+
     531915 - use fdlibm's sin, cos and tan in jsmath (FF93, ESR91.1)
    1756280 - enforce navigator.pdfViewerEnabled as true and plugins/mimeTypes as hard-coded values (FF100)
-   1692609 - reduce JS timing precision to 16.67ms (previously FF55+ was capped at 100ms) (FF102)
+   1692609 - reduce JS timing precision to 16.67ms (previously FF55+ was 100ms) (FF102)
+   1422237 - return "srgb" with color-gamut (FF110)
 ***/
 user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "4500 syntax error: the parrot's popped 'is clogs");
 /* 4501: enable privacy.resistFingerprinting [FF41+]
@@ -885,10 +848,6 @@ user_pref("privacy.resistFingerprinting.letterboxing", true); // [HIDDEN PREF]
    // user_pref("privacy.resistFingerprinting.testGranularityMask", 0);
 /* 4506: set RFP's font visibility level (1402) [FF94+] ***/
    // user_pref("layout.css.font-visibility.resistFingerprinting", 1); // [DEFAULT: 1]
-/* 4507: disable showing about:blank as soon as possible during startup [FF60+]
- * When default true this no longer masks the RFP chrome resizing activity
- * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1448423 ***/
-user_pref("browser.startup.blankWindow", false);
 /* 4510: disable using system colors
  * [SETTING] General>Language and Appearance>Fonts and Colors>Colors>Use system colors ***/
 user_pref("browser.display.use_system_colors", false); // [DEFAULT: false NON-WINDOWS]
@@ -943,7 +902,7 @@ user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "5000 syntax error: the parrot's taken 'is last bow
 /* 5005: disable intermediate certificate caching [FF41+] [RESTART]
  * [NOTE] This affects login/cert/key dbs. The effect is all credentials are session-only.
  * Saved logins and passwords are not available. Reset the pref and restart to return them ***/
-   // user_pref("security.nocertdb", true); // [HIDDEN PREF in FF101 or lower]
+   // user_pref("security.nocertdb", true);
 /* 5006: disable favicons in history and bookmarks
  * [NOTE] Stored as data blobs in favicons.sqlite, these don't reveal anything that your
  * actual history (and bookmarks) already do. Your history is more detailed, so
@@ -995,6 +954,10 @@ user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "5000 syntax error: the parrot's taken 'is last bow
    // user_pref("extensions.formautofill.addresses.enabled", false); // [FF55+]
    // user_pref("extensions.formautofill.creditCards.enabled", false); // [FF56+]
    // user_pref("extensions.formautofill.heuristics.enabled", false); // [FF55+]
+/* 5017: limit events that can cause a pop-up ***/
+   // user_pref("dom.popup_allowed_events", "click dblclick mousedown pointerdown");
+/* 5018: disable page thumbnail collection ***/
+   // user_pref("browser.pagethumbnails.capturing_disabled", true); // [HIDDEN PREF]
 
 /*** [SECTION 5500]: OPTIONAL HARDENING
    Not recommended. Overriding these can cause breakage and performance issues,
@@ -1056,31 +1019,25 @@ user_pref("privacy.firstparty.isolate", false); // [DEFAULT: false]
  * In FF96+ these are listed in about:compat
  * [1] https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2021/03/23/introducing-smartblock/ ***/
 user_pref("extensions.webcompat.enable_shims", true); // [DEFAULT: true]
-/* 6010: enforce/reset TLS 1.0/1.1 downgrades to session only
- * [NOTE] In FF97+ the TLS 1.0/1.1 downgrade UX was removed
+/* 6010: enforce no TLS 1.0/1.1 downgrades
  * [TEST] https://tls-v1-1.badssl.com:1010/ ***/
 user_pref("security.tls.version.enable-deprecated", false); // [DEFAULT: false]
 /* 6011: enforce disabling of Web Compatibility Reporter [FF56+]
  * Web Compatibility Reporter adds a "Report Site Issue" button to send data to Mozilla
  * [WHY] To prevent wasting Mozilla's time with a custom setup ***/
 user_pref("extensions.webcompat-reporter.enabled", false); // [DEFAULT: false]
-/* 6050: prefsCleaner: reset items removed from arkenfox FF92+ ***/
-   // user_pref("browser.urlbar.trimURLs", "");
-   // user_pref("dom.caches.enabled", "");
-   // user_pref("dom.storageManager.enabled", "");
-   // user_pref("dom.storage_access.enabled", "");
-   // user_pref("dom.targetBlankNoOpener.enabled", "");
-   // user_pref("network.cookie.thirdparty.sessionOnly", "");
-   // user_pref("network.cookie.thirdparty.nonsecureSessionOnly", "");
-   // user_pref("privacy.firstparty.isolate.block_post_message", "");
-   // user_pref("privacy.firstparty.isolate.restrict_opener_access", "");
-   // user_pref("privacy.firstparty.isolate.use_site", "");
-   // user_pref("privacy.window.name.update.enabled", "");
-   // user_pref("security.insecure_connection_text.enabled", "");
-/* 6051: prefsCleaner: reset items removed from arkenfox FF102+ ***/
+/* 6050: prefsCleaner: reset previously active items removed from arkenfox FF102+ ***/
+   // user_pref("beacon.enabled", "");
+   // user_pref("browser.startup.blankWindow", "");
    // user_pref("browser.newtab.preload", "");
    // user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.discoverystreamfeed", "");
    // user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.snippets", "");
+   // user_pref("browser.region.network.url", "");
+   // user_pref("browser.region.update.enabled", "");
+   // user_pref("browser.ssl_override_behavior", "");
+   // user_pref("devtools.chrome.enabled", "");
+   // user_pref("dom.disable_beforeunload", "");
+   // user_pref("dom.disable_open_during_load", "");
    // user_pref("extensions.formautofill.available", "");
    // user_pref("extensions.formautofill.addresses.supported", "");
    // user_pref("extensions.formautofill.creditCards.available", "");
@@ -1089,13 +1046,12 @@ user_pref("extensions.webcompat-reporter.enabled", false); // [DEFAULT: false]
 /*** [SECTION 7000]: DON'T BOTHER ***/
 user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "7000 syntax error: the parrot's pushing up daisies!");
 /* 7001: disable APIs
- * Location-Aware Browsing, Full Screen, offline cache (appCache), Virtual Reality
- * [WHY] The API state is easily fingerprintable. Geo and VR are behind prompts (7002).
+ * Location-Aware Browsing, Full Screen, offline cache (appCache)
+ * [WHY] The API state is easily fingerprintable. Geo is behind a prompt (7002).
  * appCache storage capability was removed in FF90. Full screen requires user interaction ***/
    // user_pref("geo.enabled", false);
    // user_pref("full-screen-api.enabled", false);
    // user_pref("browser.cache.offline.enable", false);
-   // user_pref("dom.vr.enabled", false); // [DEFAULT: false FF97+]
 /* 7002: set default permissions
  * Location, Camera, Microphone, Notifications [FF58+] Virtual Reality [FF73+]
  * 0=always ask (default), 1=allow, 2=block
@@ -1111,8 +1067,8 @@ user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "7000 syntax error: the parrot's pushing up daisies
 /* 7003: disable non-modern cipher suites [1]
  * [WHY] Passive fingerprinting. Minimal/non-existent threat of downgrade attacks
  * [1] https://browserleaks.com/ssl ***/
-   // user_pref("security.ssl3.ecdhe_ecdsa_aes_256_sha", false);
-   // user_pref("security.ssl3.ecdhe_ecdsa_aes_128_sha", false);
+   // user_pref("security.ssl3.ecdhe_ecdsa_aes_128_sha", false); // [DEFAULT: false FF109+]
+   // user_pref("security.ssl3.ecdhe_ecdsa_aes_256_sha", false); // [DEFAULT: false FF109+]
    // user_pref("security.ssl3.ecdhe_rsa_aes_128_sha", false);
    // user_pref("security.ssl3.ecdhe_rsa_aes_256_sha", false);
    // user_pref("security.ssl3.rsa_aes_128_gcm_sha256", false); // no PFS
@@ -1126,7 +1082,7 @@ user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "7000 syntax error: the parrot's pushing up daisies
 /* 7005: disable SSL session IDs [FF36+]
  * [WHY] Passive fingerprinting and perf costs. These are session-only
  * and isolated with network partitioning (FF85+) and/or containers ***/
-   // user_pref("security.ssl.disable_session_identifiers", true); // [HIDDEN PREF in FF101 or lower]
+   // user_pref("security.ssl.disable_session_identifiers", true);
 /* 7006: onions
  * [WHY] Firefox doesn't support hidden services. Use Tor Browser ***/
    // user_pref("dom.securecontext.allowlist_onions", true); // [FF97+] 1382359/1744006
@@ -1143,7 +1099,6 @@ user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "7000 syntax error: the parrot's pushing up daisies
 /* 7010: disable HTTP Alternative Services [FF37+]
  * [WHY] Already isolated with network partitioning (FF85+) ***/
    // user_pref("network.http.altsvc.enabled", false);
-   // user_pref("network.http.altsvc.oe", false); // [DEFAULT: false FF94+]
 /* 7011: disable website control over browser right-click context menu
  * [WHY] Just use Shift-Right-Click ***/
    // user_pref("dom.event.contextmenu.enabled", false);
@@ -1176,8 +1131,7 @@ user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "7000 syntax error: the parrot's pushing up daisies
    // user_pref("privacy.trackingprotection.cryptomining.enabled", true); // [DEFAULT: true]
    // user_pref("privacy.trackingprotection.fingerprinting.enabled", true); // [DEFAULT: true]
 /* 7017: disable service workers
- * [WHY] Already isolated (FF96+) with TCP (2701) behind a pref (2710)
- * or blocked with TCP in 3rd parties (FF95 or lower) ***/
+ * [WHY] Already isolated with TCP (2701) behind a pref (2710) ***/
    // user_pref("dom.serviceWorkers.enabled", false);
 /* 7018: disable Web Notifications
  * [WHY] Web Notifications are behind a prompt (7002)
@@ -1195,163 +1149,48 @@ user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "7000 syntax error: the parrot's pushing up daisies
    [WARNING] DO NOT USE with RFP. RFP already covers these and they can interfere
 ***/
 user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "8000 syntax error: the parrot's crossed the Jordan");
-/* 8001: disable APIs ***/
-   // user_pref("device.sensors.enabled", false);
-   // user_pref("dom.enable_performance", false);
-   // user_pref("dom.enable_resource_timing", false);
-   // user_pref("dom.gamepad.enabled", false);
-   // user_pref("dom.netinfo.enabled", false); // [DEFAULT: false NON-ANDROID: false ANDROID FF99+]
-   // user_pref("dom.webaudio.enabled", false);
-/* 8002: disable other ***/
-   // user_pref("browser.display.use_document_fonts", 0);
-   // user_pref("browser.zoom.siteSpecific", false);
-   // user_pref("dom.w3c_touch_events.enabled", 0);
-   // user_pref("media.navigator.enabled", false);
-   // user_pref("media.ondevicechange.enabled", false);
-   // user_pref("media.video_stats.enabled", false);
-   // user_pref("media.webspeech.synth.enabled", false);
-   // user_pref("webgl.enable-debug-renderer-info", false);
-/* 8003: spoof ***/
-   // user_pref("dom.maxHardwareConcurrency", 2);
-   // user_pref("font.system.whitelist", ""); // [HIDDEN PREF]
-   // user_pref("general.appname.override", ""); // [HIDDEN PREF]
-   // user_pref("general.appversion.override", ""); // [HIDDEN PREF]
-   // user_pref("general.buildID.override", ""); // [HIDDEN PREF]
-   // user_pref("general.oscpu.override", ""); // [HIDDEN PREF]
-   // user_pref("general.platform.override", ""); // [HIDDEN PREF]
-   // user_pref("general.useragent.override", ""); // [HIDDEN PREF]
-   // user_pref("ui.use_standins_for_native_colors", true);
+/* 8001: prefsCleaner: reset items useless for anti-fingerprinting ***/
+   // user_pref("browser.display.use_document_fonts", "");
+   // user_pref("browser.zoom.siteSpecific", "");
+   // user_pref("device.sensors.enabled", "");
+   // user_pref("dom.enable_performance", "");
+   // user_pref("dom.enable_resource_timing", "");
+   // user_pref("dom.gamepad.enabled", "");
+   // user_pref("dom.maxHardwareConcurrency", "");
+   // user_pref("dom.w3c_touch_events.enabled", "");
+   // user_pref("dom.webaudio.enabled", "");
+   // user_pref("font.system.whitelist", "");
+   // user_pref("general.appname.override", "");
+   // user_pref("general.appversion.override", "");
+   // user_pref("general.buildID.override", "");
+   // user_pref("general.oscpu.override", "");
+   // user_pref("general.platform.override", "");
+   // user_pref("general.useragent.override", "");
+   // user_pref("media.navigator.enabled", "");
+   // user_pref("media.ondevicechange.enabled", "");
+   // user_pref("media.video_stats.enabled", "");
+   // user_pref("media.webspeech.synth.enabled", "");
+   // user_pref("ui.use_standins_for_native_colors", "");
+   // user_pref("webgl.enable-debug-renderer-info", "");
 
-/*** [SECTION 9000]: PERSONAL
-   Non-project related but useful. If any interest you, add them to your overrides
-***/
+/*** [SECTION 9000]: NON-PROJECT RELATED ***/
 user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "9000 syntax error: the parrot's cashed in 'is chips!");
-/* WELCOME & WHAT'S NEW NOTICES ***/
-user_pref("browser.startup.homepage_override.mstone", "ignore"); // master switch
-   // user_pref("startup.homepage_welcome_url", "");
-   // user_pref("startup.homepage_welcome_url.additional", "");
-   // user_pref("startup.homepage_override_url", ""); // What's New page after updates
-/* WARNINGS ***/
-   // user_pref("browser.tabs.warnOnClose", false); // [DEFAULT: false FF94+]
-   // user_pref("browser.tabs.warnOnCloseOtherTabs", false);
-   // user_pref("browser.tabs.warnOnOpen", false);
-   // user_pref("browser.warnOnQuitShortcut", false); // [FF94+]
-   // user_pref("full-screen-api.warning.delay", 0);
-   // user_pref("full-screen-api.warning.timeout", 0);
-/* UPDATES ***/
-   // user_pref("app.update.auto", false); // [NON-WINDOWS] disable auto app updates
-      // [NOTE] You will still get prompts to update, and should do so in a timely manner
-      // [SETTING] General>Firefox Updates>Check for updates but let you choose to install them
-   // user_pref("browser.search.update", false); // disable search engine updates (e.g. OpenSearch)
-      // [NOTE] This does not affect Mozilla's built-in or Web Extension search engines
-   // user_pref("extensions.update.enabled", false); // disable extension and theme update checks
-   // user_pref("extensions.update.autoUpdateDefault", false); // disable installing extension and theme updates
-      // [SETTING] about:addons>Extensions>[cog-wheel-icon]>Update Add-ons Automatically (toggle)
-   // user_pref("extensions.getAddons.cache.enabled", false); // disable extension metadata (extension detail tab)
-/* APPEARANCE ***/
-   // user_pref("browser.download.autohideButton", false); // [FF57+]
-   // user_pref("toolkit.legacyUserProfileCustomizations.stylesheets", true); // [FF68+] allow userChrome/userContent
-   // user_pref("ui.prefersReducedMotion", 1); // disable chrome animations [FF77+] [RESTART] [HIDDEN PREF]
-      // 0=no-preference, 1=reduce: with RFP this only affects chrome
-   // user_pref("ui.systemUsesDarkTheme", 1); // [FF67+] [HIDDEN PREF]
-      // 0=light, 1=dark: with RFP this only affects chrome
-/* CONTENT BEHAVIOR ***/
-   // user_pref("accessibility.typeaheadfind", true); // enable "Find As You Type"
-   // user_pref("clipboard.autocopy", false); // disable autocopy default [LINUX]
-   // user_pref("layout.spellcheckDefault", 2); // 0=none, 1-multi-line, 2=multi-line & single-line
-/* FIREFOX HOME CONTENT ***/
-   // user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.section.topstories", false); // Recommended by Pocket
-   // user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.section.highlights.includePocket", false);
-/* HTML5 MEDIA AUTOPLAY ***/
-   // [NOTE] You can set exceptions under site permissions
-   // user_pref("media.autoplay.default", 5); // [FF63+]
-      // 0=Allow all, 1=Block non-muted media (default), 5=Block all
-      // [SETTING] Privacy & Security>Permissions>Autoplay>Settings>Default for all websites
-   // user_pref("media.autoplay.blocking_policy", 2); // disable autoplay if you interacted with the site [FF78+]
-      // 0=sticky (default), 1=transient, 2=user
-      // [1] https://support.mozilla.org/questions/1293231 // links to Autoplay Policy Documentation (PDF)
-/* UX BEHAVIOR ***/
-   // user_pref("browser.backspace_action", 2); // 0=previous page, 1=scroll up, 2=do nothing
-   // user_pref("browser.quitShortcut.disabled", true); // disable Ctrl-Q quit shortcut [LINUX] [MAC] [FF87+]
-   // user_pref("browser.tabs.closeWindowWithLastTab", false);
-   // user_pref("browser.tabs.loadBookmarksInTabs", true); // open bookmarks in a new tab [FF57+]
-   // user_pref("browser.urlbar.decodeURLsOnCopy", true); // see bugzilla 1320061 [FF53+]
-   // user_pref("general.autoScroll", false); // middle-click enabling auto-scrolling [DEFAULT: false on Linux]
-   // user_pref("ui.key.menuAccessKey", 0); // disable alt key toggling the menu bar [RESTART]
-   // user_pref("view_source.tab", false); // view "page/selection source" in a new window [FF68+]
-/* UX FEATURES ***/
-user_pref("browser.messaging-system.whatsNewPanel.enabled", false); // What's New toolbar icon [FF69+]
-   // user_pref("extensions.pocket.enabled", false); // Pocket Account [FF46+]
-   // user_pref("extensions.screenshots.disabled", true); // [FF55+]
-   // user_pref("identity.fxaccounts.enabled", false); // Firefox Accounts & Sync [FF60+] [RESTART]
-   // user_pref("reader.parse-on-load.enabled", false); // Reader View
-/* OTHER ***/
-   // user_pref("browser.bookmarks.max_backups", 2);
-user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.asrouter.userprefs.cfr.addons", false); // disable CFR [FF67+]
-      // [SETTING] General>Browsing>Recommend extensions as you browse
-user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.asrouter.userprefs.cfr.features", false); // disable CFR [FF67+]
-      // [SETTING] General>Browsing>Recommend features as you browse
-   // user_pref("browser.sessionstore.interval", 30000); // minimum interval between session save operations
-      // Increasing this may help on older machines and some websites, as well as reducing writes (1304389)
-   // user_pref("network.manage-offline-status", false); // see bugzilla 620472
-   // user_pref("xpinstall.signatures.required", false); // enforced extension signing (Nightly/ESR)
+/* 9001: disable welcome notices ***/
+user_pref("browser.startup.homepage_override.mstone", "ignore");
+/* 9002: disable General>Browsing>Recommend extensions/features as you browse [FF67+] ***/
+user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.asrouter.userprefs.cfr.addons", false);
+user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.asrouter.userprefs.cfr.features", false);
+/* 9003: disable What's New toolbar icon [FF69+] ***/
+user_pref("browser.messaging-system.whatsNewPanel.enabled", false);
+/* 9004: disable search terms [FF110+]
+ * [SETTING] Search>Search Bar>Use the address bar for search and navigation>Show search terms instead of URL... ***/
+user_pref("browser.urlbar.showSearchTerms.enabled", false);
 
 /*** [SECTION 9999]: DEPRECATED / REMOVED / LEGACY / RENAMED
    Documentation denoted as [-]. Items deprecated prior to FF91 have been archived at [1]
    [1] https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/issues/123
 ***/
 user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "9999 syntax error: the parrot's shuffled off 'is mortal coil!");
-/* ESR91.x still uses all the following prefs
-// [NOTE] replace the * with a slash in the line above to re-enable them
-// FF93
-// 7003: disable non-modern cipher suites
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1724072
-   // user_pref("security.ssl3.rsa_des_ede3_sha", false); // 3DES
-// FF94
-// 1402: limit font visibility (Windows, Mac, some Linux) [FF79+] - replaced by new 1402
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1715507
-   // user_pref("layout.css.font-visibility.level", 1);
-// FF95
-// 0807: disable location bar contextual suggestions [FF92+] - replaced by new 0807
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1735976
-user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.quicksuggest", false);
-// FF96
-// 0302: disable auto-INSTALLING Firefox updates via a background service + hide the setting [FF90+] [WINDOWS]
-   // [SETTING] General>Firefox Updates>Automatically install updates>When Firefox is not running
-   // [1] https://support.mozilla.org/kb/enable-background-updates-firefox-windows
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1738983
-user_pref("app.update.background.scheduling.enabled", false);
-// FF97
-// 7006: onions - replaced by new 7006 "allowlist"
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1744006
-   // user_pref("dom.securecontext.whitelist_onions", true); // 1382359
-// FF99
-// 6003: enforce CSP (Content Security Policy)
-   // [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/HTTP/CSP
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1754301
-user_pref("security.csp.enable", true); // [DEFAULT: true]
-// FF100
-// 7009: disable HTTP2 - replaced by network.http.http2* prefs
-   // [WHY] Passive fingerprinting. ~50% of sites use HTTP2 [1]
-   // [1] https://w3techs.com/technologies/details/ce-http2/all/all
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1752621
-   // user_pref("network.http.spdy.enabled", false);
-   // user_pref("network.http.spdy.enabled.deps", false);
-   // user_pref("network.http.spdy.enabled.http2", false);
-   // user_pref("network.http.spdy.websockets", false); // [FF65+]
-// FF102
-   // 0901: set when Firefox should prompt for the primary password
-   // 0=once per session (default), 1=every time it's needed, 2=after n minutes (0902)
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1767099
-user_pref("security.ask_for_password", 2);
-   // 0902: set how long in minutes Firefox should remember the primary password (0901)
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1767099
-user_pref("security.password_lifetime", 5); // [DEFAULT: 30]
-   // 6007: enforce Local Storage Next Generation (LSNG) [FF65+]
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1764696
-user_pref("dom.storage.next_gen", true); // [DEFAULT: true FF92+]
-// ***/
-
 /* ESR102.x still uses all the following prefs
 // [NOTE] replace the * with a slash in the line above to re-enable them
 // FF103
@@ -1362,7 +1201,7 @@ user_pref("dom.storage.next_gen", true); // [DEFAULT: true FF92+]
 user_pref("network.cookie.lifetimePolicy", 2);
 // 6012: disable SHA-1 certificates
    // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1766687
-user_pref("security.pki.sha1_enforcement_level", 1); // [DEFAULT: 1 FF102+]
+   // user_pref("security.pki.sha1_enforcement_level", 1); // [DEFAULT: 1]
 // ***/
 
 /* END: internal custom pref to test for syntax errors ***/