Security software is causing Firefox users to lose saved passwords

Firefox users are reporting that their saved passwords have been lost, with the problem seemingly caused by antivirus software rather than being an issue with Firefox itself. Antivirus software such as Avast and AVG appears to be corrupting the file in which Firefox stores passwords, rendering it unreadable. Thankfully, passwords can be recovered, but -- for the time being --- they will be corrupted again when you restart your computer. See also: Firefox unveils new-look logo and introduces new parent brand Mozilla promises to delete private data collected by Firefox fix and apologizes for add-on outage Mozilla issues new Firefox… [Continue Reading]