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Norton Toolbar won't work with Firefox version 41

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The current Norton Toolbar uses an old and unstable technology that's not compatible with the latest version of Firefox. Learn how to stay safe.
The current Norton Toolbar uses an old, unstable technology called "Binary XPCOM" that's not compatible with the latest Firefox version. Learn how to stay safe.

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Starting with version 41, Firefox has stopped supporting an old and fairly unstable technology called "Binary XPCOM" used by a small number of add-on developers. Mozilla has encouraged developers to update their add-ons in order to stay safe and compatible with the latest versions of Firefox (see [https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2015/05/04/dropping-support-for-binary-components/ this Mozilla blog post]). Because the current Norton Toolbar uses the older technology, it is temporarily incompatible with Firefox until Norton releases a fix. Norton is planning a fix for Norton Toolbar version 22.5 (see [https://community.norton.com/forums/firefox-41-and-norton-toolbar-compatibility Norton's announcement]). =Steps you can take:= *The standalone Norton application will continue to work without the toolbar. Use the features within the Norton application and uninstall the toolbar. Reinstall it when Norton releases a fix. *Continue using the latest version of Firefox for the most stability and security. '''Do not use an older version of Firefox.''' *'''Identity Safe users:''' Use ''Identity Safe'' directly in your Norton product, or visit https://identitysafe.norton.com/ in a new tab. From your Norton product or the Identity Safe site, you can view your logins and copy/paste your usernames and passwords. You can also access your address and wallet items.
Starting with version 41, Firefox has stopped supporting an old and fairly unstable technology called "Binary XPCOM" used by a small number of add-on developers. Mozilla has encouraged developers to update their add-ons in order to stay safe and compatible with the latest versions of Firefox (see [https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2015/05/04/dropping-support-for-binary-components/ this Mozilla blog post]). Because the current Norton Toolbar uses the older technology, it is temporarily incompatible with Firefox until Norton releases a fix. Norton is planning a fix for Norton Toolbar version 22.5 (see [https://community.norton.com/forums/firefox-41-and-norton-toolbar-compatibility Norton's announcement]). =Steps you can take:= *The standalone Norton application will continue to work without the toolbar. Use the features within the Norton application and uninstall the toolbar. Reinstall it when Norton releases a fix. *Continue using the latest version of Firefox for the most stability and security. '''Do not use an older version of Firefox.''' *'''Identity Safe users:''' Use ''Identity Safe'' directly in your Norton product, or visit https://identitysafe.norton.com/ in a new tab. From your Norton product or the Identity Safe site, you can view your logins and copy/paste your usernames and passwords. You can also access your address and wallet items.

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