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If you've saved your password in Opera or Firefox, or saved some info in the "Notes" option of Opera, is it possible that when your browser is running, someone from another part of the world can access that data?
And if someone hacks into your computer, is it possible for them to access the file in which Opera or Firefox saves the passwords?
Thanks.
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I think the answer is NO. I would justify this by saying that I use a Linux computer, and 'keylogger virus' is something I can't have here - but if you use WINDOWS, then nothing you type, or display, or store in your system is safe!
Keyloggers aren't actually related - if you HAVE ALREADY saved the password, then it's more secure because you don't have to type them - so keyloggers can't get at them okay?
Opera is famous for being very secure in this respect, and Firefox has the option to create a new profile (on my system I run 'profilemanager' when I start Firefox - normal option has add-ons and stuff installed, but 'secure' has no add-ons - they are third party, and potentially weaken performance)
The synchro features in Firefox and Opera are pretty cool - I have a further software installed in my system which will actually merge the bookmarks of Opera and Firefox!
So option 1 - use Opera, or a separate Firefox profile for sensitive transactions.
Option 2: give up any stupid ideas you have about being SECURE on Windows. Microsoft reserve the right to build in backdoors - they can access your computer and check anything and everythng (it is in the EULA, you agreed to it already)
If you have anything sensitive to do on your computer, it would make sense to install linux as a dualboot option and use that. I started using Ubuntu for my online banking last year, and now I switched entirely and removed internet from XP - now XP runs very fast (no antivirus or antimalware software installed, no services running I don't need, and no internet - it's fast now, use just for games)
There's a reason that hackers use Linux - hell the worlds supercomputers NEVER ran Windows - people only run that crapware because the retailers are bullied into forcing it onto them.
Generally, running Windows means you give up just about any hope about confidence in your security arrangements - if it's important, then follow the link below to get out of the hell of running crapware ;)
Debian linux is the dogs bollox m8 - and it's all been kind of borrowed and formatted to be more popular -
I think the answer is NO. I would justify this by saying that I use a Linux computer, and 'keylogger virus' is something I can't have here - but if you use WINDOWS, then nothing you type, or display, or store in your system is safe!
Keyloggers aren't actually related - if you HAVE ALREADY saved the password, then it's more secure because you don't have to type them - so keyloggers can't get at them okay?
Opera is famous for being very secure in this respect, and Firefox has the option to create a new profile (on my system I run 'profilemanager' when I start Firefox - normal option has add-ons and stuff installed, but 'secure' has no add-ons - they are third party, and potentially weaken performance)
The synchro features in Firefox and Opera are pretty cool - I have a further software installed in my system which will actually merge the bookmarks of Opera and Firefox!
So option 1 - use Opera, or a separate Firefox profile for sensitive transactions.
Option 2: give up any stupid ideas you have about being SECURE on Windows. Microsoft reserve the right to build in backdoors - they can access your computer and check anything and everythng (it is in the EULA, you agreed to it already)
If you have anything sensitive to do on your computer, it would make sense to install linux as a dualboot option and use that. I started using Ubuntu for my online banking last year, and now I switched entirely and removed internet from XP - now XP runs very fast (no antivirus or antimalware software installed, no services running I don't need, and no internet - it's fast now, use just for games)
There's a reason that hackers use Linux - hell the worlds supercomputers NEVER ran Windows - people only run that crapware because the retailers are bullied into forcing it onto them.
Generally, running Windows means you give up just about any hope about confidence in your security arrangements - if it's important, then follow the link below to get out of the hell of running crapware ;)
Debian linux is the dogs bollox m8 - and it's all been kind of borrowed and formatted to be more popular -
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