Online Banking Tip: Using Portable Firefox for Safe Online Banking

Posted on June 15th, 2008

When you urgently need to access your online bank account and your only option is to use a public computer (Internet cafes), here is a way to make sure you don't fall victim to keyloggers. (Tips on how to get rid of keyloggers)

  • Go to PortableApps' website and download Portable Firefox. Firefox is an open-source and free Internet browser. This one you are downloading is a portable version you can save and run in your USB flash drive.
  • Save the file into your computer and run it after the download completes. Connect your USB flash drive to your computer and let extract the Portable Firefox in there.
  • Open the folder and run portable Firefox. Now visit the website of your online bank, enter the username and password. Firefox will prompt you if you want to save the password, click yes.
  • Open other websites you wish to include into the saved passwords. Do the same process that you did.

Now when you need to use a public computer, simply connect your USB flash drive, load Portable Firefox, and enter the online banking site. You will not need to type in your password at all since you already previously saved it. If you enjoyed reading this article, you'll surely be interested in learning how to protect your passwords.



  1. Tom Heath said,

    on 2008-09-30 at 00:32:39

    Yet again another reason why Firefox is the best browser out there. It may be open source but it sure as hell is more functional and secure than Internet Explorer.

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