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Anti_Cyrix
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join:2003-03-06
Sacramento, CA
| Firefox > IE for my taste
I've been using firefox for about a year now, and never looked back to IE. Just installed v.1.0.3 a week ago, and haven't run into any problems on any of the computers I have at home (YET... ...for insurance of the statement  ).
I'd recommend firefox to any IE user that hasn't tired it yet. | |
MizTEcK
join:2003-08-01
North York, ON
 ·Cybersurf Internet..
| meh, I've been using IE since the begging, it poses no problems on my computers, since everyone installs third party protections anyways, even when they use firefox, there is really no need to switch, and im too used to IE to switch to anything else. I've tried a few third party browsers includinf ff and opera to come with that conclusion btw | |
gahzinia
join:2005-03-21
27123
| »secunia.com/product/11/
"Currently, 19 out of 80 Secunia advisories, is marked as "Unpatched" in the Secunia database."
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.x with all vendor patches installed and all vendor workarounds applied, is currently affected by one or more Secunia advisories rated Highly critical
»secunia.com/product/4227/
Mozilla Firefox 1.x with all vendor patches installed and all vendor workarounds applied, is currently affected by one or more Secunia advisories rated Less critical
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Currently, 4 out of 15 Secunia advisories, is marked as "Unpatched" in the Secunia database.
So IE is still not going to be a bigger vulnerability in your system?
"it poses no problems on my computers, since everyone installs third party protections anyways"
then how do people still get spyware or adware on their systems? why do I have to go clean those computers at work taking up my time when I could be doing other things? We have virus protection and spyware protection corporate wide, yet I still have to go clean computers. Tell me, please, how that is happening if it poses no problem.
"and im too used to IE to switch to anything else"
How old are you to be so set in your ways like that?
I had used IE since before I can remember when, but I started using FF in version .8 and I haven't looked back.
Sure there is a little period of adjustment, but so what? Check out:
»www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/switch
»www.nidelven-it.no/articles/intr···_firefox
»www.mozilla.org/support/firefox/faq
If IE wasn't so tied in with the operating system that would be great. If its security was tightened up by default that would be great. When I do house calls for people who can't use their computers anymore because of all the popups and how slow their computer is, I clean the spy/ad/malware and install firefox along with forecast fox, adblock, and some live bookmarks, and they never have any problems again. | |
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