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by matheusmoreira 1854 days ago
Yeah. The only extensions people should install are uBlock Origin and EFF extensions like Privacy Badger. All others are potential malware.

I get downvoted a lot every time I post this here.

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The downvotes are probably from talking about downvotes, as per site rules?
I never mentioned downvotes before though.
But the question is, how can I install uBlock Origin knowing I got the official version and not a malware infested one.
You can follow ublock origin subreddit
You'd think that download links would be prominently feautured on subreddit, but its not the case: https://www.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/
The official "home" of uBlock Origin is the GitHub repo[1], you will find all the correct information there.

[1] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock

Also HTTPS Everywhere by EFF, which can also be used for example to redirect from reddit.com to old.reddit.com.

Also Mozilla's own extensions - 'Firefox Multi-Account Containers' and 'Facebook Container'.