Firefox And McAfee

ardentgent · 2005-03-06, 11:01 AM

I was told this morning by McAfee support that McAfee recommends IE6 for virus updates and that sometimes updates will not be abled to be installed running Firefox.

ardentgent · 2005-03-06, 01:33 PM

This is from a firefox support group:

PostPosted: Mar Sat 5th 2005 12:26am
they will work together, but McAfee uses ActiveX to determine updates for your Firewall, and Fireffox does not do ActiveX, you will have to use IE for updates, just like you have to use IE for Windows Updates.

2005-03-06, 11:01 AM	#1
ardentgent Trying is the first step towards failure Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Atlanta Ga Posts: 121	Firefox and McAfee I was told this morning by McAfee support that McAfee recommends IE6 for virus updates and that sometimes updates will not be abled to be installed running Firefox.

2005-03-06, 01:33 PM	#2
ardentgent Trying is the first step towards failure Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Atlanta Ga Posts: 121	This is from a firefox support group: PostPosted: Mar Sat 5th 2005 12:26am they will work together, but McAfee uses ActiveX to determine updates for your Firewall, and Fireffox does not do ActiveX, you will have to use IE for updates, just like you have to use IE for Windows Updates.