Firefox Browser Plugin Updates for Security

You should regularly check your Firefox plugins to make sure they aren’t susceptible to security vulnerabilities.

This link will take you to the Firefox Plugins Check page:

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/plugincheck/

The link only works when using the Firefox browser.

Mozilla Firefox Crashing or Quitting on Enterprise Website Login Panopto

If you’re using Mozilla Firefox for logging into a web-based enterprise resource (such as Panopto) and the browser crashes, you can try going to Help > Troubleshooting Information > and then click the Refresh Firefox button found under the heading “Give Firefox a tune up.”

However, if this does not fix the problem, you’ll need to completely remove Firefox and all settings files.

Use a program like Clean My Mac to thoroughly remove Firefox and all program settings. Then install it again. This will fix many website usage issues. However, any related web data data, such as cookies and saved passwords, will be removed.

Below is a screen shot of the Clean My Mac Uninstall utility. The related Firefox system files have been identified. Click the image for a larger view. The software conveniently finds and removes the Firefox settings files.

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Introductory Welcome Video for Mozilla Firefox 38.0.5

[vimeo https://vimeo.com/129896165]

On 2 June 2015, Mozilla released Firefox 38.0.5 with a few new features including:

  • Keep track of articles and videos with Pocket
  • Clean formatting for articles and blog posts with Reader View
  • Share the active tab or window in a Hello conversation

For more about the benefits of Firefox, visit https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/desktop/