What are the specific steps involved in changing my Thunderbird password?
I have clicked around on various tabs, and I see no spot to click into that would allow me to begin to establish a new password. Oddly enough, I received a message in my Thunderbird mailbox telling me about the Heartbleed virus, and suggesting that I change the password. But, I don't know how or where to begin to do that.
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What password do you want to change?
The password of an email account is set and managed in conjunction with the email service provider.
In Thunderbird, go to Tools|Options|Security|Passwords→Saved Passwords
Select and remove the password (it may be there more than once; use the filter box at the top to locate all occurrences), close TB.
Go to your email provider's web page and change the password there.
Re-start Thunderbird. When it encounters a password it needs and isn't in its store, it will ask you for it.
The other password that is encountered in Thunderbird is the Master Password that protects stored passwords, but since this is local, it is not vulnerable to the OpenSSL Heartbleed problem.
Heartbleed is a flaw in the security system used in many web servers; it is not a virus and does not directly affect regular home computers using Windows or the Macintosh operating system.