Is password bank needed to run Firefox.
McAfee just did a large update and I'm getting messagess about the password bank. Currently the message says "Following browsers were found, but not supported in Password Bank: Too new browsers: Firefox 45.0.1 (x86 en-US)
How does this relate to Firefox? Is there something I need to do?
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It's not related to Firefox. It's probably a feature provided by McAfee to protect your passwords used on the web. You can disable that in the web protection settings of the AV. Check the McAfee support forum/FAQ.
It may be worth noting Firefox will itself save passwords and if required Sync them between other devices running Firefox.
- Password Manager - Remember, delete and edit logins and passwords in Firefox
- How do I set up Sync on my computer?
- There are also quite a few password related addons search link
Although outside of the cope of this forum it may be worth remembering other software may be able to store passwords.
Users of some of Norton|Symantec products are currently having issues with an optional free password etc storing utility not working with Firefox for the best part of a year.
- see /questions/1097768 How to import Norton Identity Safe Vault into FF Password Manager
Mbduke said
... says "Following browsers were found, but not supported in Password Bank: Too new browsers: Firefox 45.0.1 (x86 en-US) How does this relate to Firefox? Is there something I need to do?
Sounds like McAfee is a bit behind in updating their Firefox add-on.
IMO, most security suite add-ons for Firefox create more aggravation for their users than they are worth in the long run. Personally, I specifically avoid security suites which 'insist' upon installing add-ons for Firefox; few of those 'suites' manage to update their add-ons in a timely manner and when an add-on password manager "takes over" for Firefox saving website passwords the user is SOL for entering that data when the add-on loses compatibility with Firefox after a Firefox update. IOW, too many times it seems as if those companies are surprised when Mozilla updates Firefox - like it is a secret that a new version is released. If they are adding onto Firefox it is their duty to provide timely updates for their add-ons; which few seem to do based upon what I see here in this fora.
https://wiki.mozilla.org/RapidRelease/Calendar Mozilla provides a calendar of the release dates for the next year; 4 channels of 6 weeks each, with a few exceptions at the end of the year. And anyone can test the pre-release versions to test the compatibility of their add-ons prior to the actual Release of each new Firefox version.
Currently, Norton / Symantec seems to be the only security suite software company that manages to 'get it right' by having their new or updated add-on's for Firefox available for their customers within hours of Mozilla releasing a new version of Firefox. But sadly they aren't perfect; around Firefox 40 their Firefox add-ons weren't fixed for a month or two due to them not catching a major security change or two that was made in Firefox and it took them a few months to get things straightened out. Hence the reason that I avoid security applications that insist upon "adding onto Firefox; "do I avoid updating Firefox because a 'silly little addon' would quit working". And for the most part those add-ons for Firefox do little to provide additional security; most merely 'extend' features that are built into Firefox already or merely provide an alternative source for anti-phishing or anti-malware data to be uploaded from to the device.