Windows 10: Bug In Firefox 44 (For Norton Users) That Deletes Passwords

Hello jinxmchue Welcome to the Ten Forums!

When going to switch versions of one browser I tend to wait here still not even having seen the 44 just updated to the 43 as far as the 64bit flavor of FF! Found the new shortcut for that ealier generally waiting a few releases. As for lost passwords I run into that when going to switch browsers or choosing simply not have a password for particular sites not saved or the sites themselves will not allow for it!

Online credit sources for example not only require you enter the password fresh each time but some over security question will be asked for authentication purposes. A mere inconvenience to keep you better off in the long run!

 

From reading the Bugzilla messages on this bug, they have indicated the bug is resolved and the Firefox 44 update should be coming out shortly.

 

Nothing new there! The latest Insider build also has a bug of it's own they say will be corrected for the next. It's still all software and when you are in a rush to go 42 right into 43 into 44 all within a very short period of time "Bugs R Us"!

 

The Firefox developers asked me to test the 44.0.1 release candidate and I am happy to say it appears they have resolved the password bug.

 

That's good to hear but comes as not any big surprise since Mozilla tends to work bugs out a bit faster! I've been running the 44 without running into any of this for a few weeks however on two machines.

 

Given how notoriously easy it is to backup Firefox--the profile folder more than anything else, this is something that should be done before any update. (True for any application actually.) Personally, I think the onus here is on Norton. Fx43 is hardly an "old" release when updating to Fx44. It's actually what normally happens to most software--updating from the previous release to the current release (though there's seldom any need to hurry the task). So, backup your profiles before updating.

 

Well I can tell you now I'm about ready to dump FF 44 entirely and go back to the initial 42 release if not dump FF entirely! As of late as soon as you open a second windows to quote an article or open up a page with an embedded video either all FF windows freeze up solid or when going to get back to where you were after recovering from a total freeze 20 identical windows are seen popping up while simply trying to get to your home page! That is the description of what was just seen again before arriving here!

Earlier FF was acting up with the prompting for Adobe Flash Player which was taken care of promptly. But the update from the 44.0.0 to 44.0.2 fix is far from that it seems! Mozilla pooched this latest release royally it would seem!

 

I stopped enabling Flash years ago. I'd take the time to remove it entirely, but there's no real need--I don't use it at all, not for a long time. I've had no particular problems yet with 44.

I have zero tolerance for Mozilla's strategic decisions of late and fully expect to have to abandon Firefox entirely, but they haven't broken anything I depend on yet. Since, however, I depend on XUL and XPCOM working in several extensions, and since they plan to remove support for them w/o providing any real replacement (beyond fluff), and since numerous devs have stated their intention not to go along with Mozilla's roadmap... well, the end of the road is near for Firefox. I've been using Firefox for as long as there's been a Firefox, so it's a little sad. Nothing else has been as customizable. Lunatics are in charge at Mozilla now.

 

Well the problem seen here lately has been the prompt for continuing, debugging a script, or stop script options when arriving at certain news sites. Right after the page is opened from clicking a link the multiple FF windows will simply lock solid until I can get one of those buttons clicked long enough to close that page up after a copy and paste of the url to another browser I have to open up whether IE, an FF variant, or even Edge which doesn't run into this apparently.

 

That's one reason why I always use NoScript--to keep potentially troublesome scripts from doing things of no use to me (not just for "security"). In your case it might be a good diagnostic--find out what script from where (offsite?)--by progressively enabling sites. Not the only way, of course. I expect a news site could be loading stuff from all over the place.

 

I trust that is the freebie that now wants me to restart FF? *Smile NoScript - JavaScript/Java/Flash blocker for a safer Firefox experience! - what is it? - InformAction

I will be going back to the exact same site again to see if this will have any positive effect as a good test for it!

 

Night Hawk I am using Firefox 44.0.2 (64 bit) and I don't have the problems you mentioned. Have you tried launching Firefox in the safe mode?

 

When I have to launch any browser in safe mode it's time to see it replaced! For one site only I wouldn't even worry and put the site on the blocked list for the firewall here! I still don't know if the embedded video with auto play or some time of other bug with the site needing repair was the fault there.

With the NoScript10 on a good number of sites cannot see a change of settings and enabling the general allowance(not advised) defeats the purpose of even having that on. Once I relocate the same page I will see how thing go with Waterfox since Cyberfox and Edge didn't freeze up. With FF open to the same page however everything froze solid! It's possible the site was compromised and will be avoided however.

 

The only purpose of using Safe Mode is to help diagnose whether something native to Firefox seems to be what's causing a problem or whether some extension is the culprit, which more often than not it is. It's generally either the first or second thing to do on the to-do list for troubleshooting some issue. (Yes, NoScript = InformAction [also, they do put their own site in the NoScript whitelist])

 

Well the problem is rather easily resolved by only seeing the problem appear on one specific site only! No other place but that one offbeat news/blog site will see this particular problem which suggests the site needs fixing being required which I have run into already on numerous(unspecified) occasions! *Rolleyes

The Firefox addons(nearly 15.4 thousand in number) see a few no script options as well as that one there which is more of a hassle to configure each web page as you go along compared to an on/off no script FF addon! The on/off button appears on the top menu bar for the FF addon next to the NoScript10!

The Safe mode is something you use when not knowing what the culprit is while this was site specific without a doubt since other sites with embedded videos have only seen the green and red buttoned flash player type prompt come up and block part of the view while the video loops in the background unable to hit the play option or get rid of the flash player prompt being the real annoyance. Which also points to another FF addon to play videos without flash found in the scroll of several addon pages.

The 64bit FF was being tried out at this time not just the 44 or 44.0.2 but in general since Waterfox the 64bit variant only recently started acting up and had to be set aside to find a new default browser. Cyberfox with the Australian gui option not selected was tried out along with Pale Moon until 42 was announced and addon here. Not one problem seen with the 42. But trying to keep that on and the next day find a new FF shortcut sitting on the desktop is from having it set to auto. VLC has been seeing the same new shortcut appear almost every other day lately as well. VLC got unchecked while FF got set to the Let me choose when option.