Jobik 46 Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 Hi all ! I am using Firefox 72 x64 and want to prevent other people to run it. I tried to use the "master password feature" included in the app but it is not suitable. I would like to find a way so that the password would be asked just before opening Firefox. An extension maybe ? Password protect the executable ? ... ? Thank you Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Israeli_Eagle 1,609 Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 Because of that Windows has user accounts and settings............ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stajke 2,461 Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 Don't know for Firefox, but Chrome have that extensions. I use this. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sharelol 757 Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profile-manager-create-remove-switch-firefox-profiles You can manage firefox profiles, don't set yours like default profile Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Israeli_Eagle 1,609 Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 30 minutes ago, stajke said: Don't know for Firefox, but Chrome have that extensions. I use this. And again... Such a super-stupid extension is only needed when people still live in DOS time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mp68terr 1,743 Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 Changing the name of the exe? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jobik 46 Posted February 4, 2020 Author Share Posted February 4, 2020 Thank you for your replies sure i'll find a way to do the job now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TrojanK 962 Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 1 hour ago, Jobik said: I am using Firefox 72 x64 and want to prevent other people to run it. Instead of password protecting Firefox, you can try the following.. Block firefox.exe using antivirus (Password protect antivirus settings) This way you will need to Allow firefox.exe in the antivirus settings (using the password) when you want to use it I can tell how-to if you are using Kaspersky. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jobik 46 Posted February 4, 2020 Author Share Posted February 4, 2020 1 hour ago, TrojanK said: Instead of password protecting Firefox, you can try the following.. Block firefox.exe using antivirus (Password protect antivirus settings) This way you will need to Allow firefox.exe in the antivirus settings (using the password) when you want to use it I can tell how-to if you are using Kaspersky. Nice idea i'm gonna try this thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Detection 15 Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 Group Policy... Hold down the Windows Key and press “R” to bring up the Run dialog box. Type “gpedit.msc“, then press “Enter“. The Group Policy Editor appears. Expand “User Configuration” > “Administrative Templates“, then select “System“. Open the policy “Don’t run specified Windows applications“. https://www.technipages.com/prevent-users-from-running-certain-programs funkyy, Jobik and stylemessiah2 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Carolus 30 Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 You can also create a crypted file (with Veracrypt, for example); inside which you run Firefox portable edition. Of course, you need to mount and dismount your crypted file, but you have the security. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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