No, you don’t need an asterisk revealer to show the password. You can grab all the passwords just by using firefox. You don’t have to be a mastermind to do this, because by default its accessible by anyone.

Just try it: head over to Tools -> Options -> Security -> Show Passwords

I always choose to save my passwords on websites because of 2 reasons:

1 - Because i’m lazy to type it over and over again

Yes it’s true…it can be pretty annoying to type a password over and over again, especially if you use a website pretty often.

2- To avoid keylogging and password theft

Although i use Kaspersky Internet security and Keylogger hunter i don’t like taking chances(new exploits pop up every day) to enter my password over and over again on payment related web sites like visa/paypal/moneybookers/etc.

There are several ways you can block access to the stored passwords. I’ll show you an easy way to do it:

Set a master password method

Head over to Tools -> Options -> Security -> Tick Use a master password

This way when someone goes to Tools -> Options -> Security -> Show Passwords and tries to be a smartass then he will be prompted to enter the master password.

See! It wasn’t hard at all! And it really protects your passwords from enemies at your office.