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[ShadowAce]

Browser Tech Ping

[GeorgeBerryman]

Funny that he mentions Mozilla. I finally got frustrated with IE and threw it out the door in favor of Mozilla. And I am much happier for it, too.

[MizSterious]

So, does this mean that Netscape users didn't get the virus? Can I turn on my java again?

[martin_fierro]

FREE PC PROTECTION: (Not an exhaustive list. Your results may vary. Void where prohibited. For entertainment purposes only. No wagering, please. Whattayawantfernuthin'.) (Thanks, but "Buy a Mac" doesn't qualify as "FREE PC protection")

Alternative browsers: Mozilla Opera AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition: Free anti-viral protection Popup ad killers: Bayden Systems Popup Popper: Blocks popup ads well in MSIE Shoot the Messenger: Close that friggin' Messenger in Windows XP Spyware removers: Spybot S&D AdAware MailWasher: Good for pre-screening & bouncing SPAM Windows Update: At least install the critical ones ZoneAlarm: Excellent Firewall Test your firewall from without with ShieldsUP! Test your firewall from within with LeakTest LAST BUT NOT LEAST: Explore Linux as an alternative OS, without installing it on your hard drive, via a free bootable CD-ROM! Download Knoppix (or one of these other Linux distributions), burn the ISO file onto a CD-ROM, and reboot with the CD-ROM in its drive. If you later want to install Knoppix on your hard drive, here are some tips.

[Pit1]

I switched to Opera several months ago, and liking it. I was going to try Firefox, but so far Opera 7.5 has been good to me. Including their M2 mail.

IE is history on my system.

[Salo]

Funny, I was just deploying Firefox to some of my users last week - more of a performance enhancement than anything else - and I saw (and posted here) an article about the latest IE vulnerability.

I use Safari at home primarily, and Firefox on my Windows box.

The thing that totally sucks is so many places *require* IE - like our new Loathsome Notes email system - so we're going to be stuck with this suck-ass, third-rate security risk masquerading as a browser for a long time.

[mlo]

There is no virus hiding in web pictures, and any technical writer who says there is, isn't worth listening to.

[HairOfTheDog]

RIP, IE

If wishes were fishes.

[pops88]

I love Firefox. When I first got on the internet in '95, I started with Netscape, eschewing IE, then used Opera for a bit until switching to Mozilla, and ultimately Firefox. I've never liked IE. Firefox has been my all time favorite.

[Cold Heat]

I find the idea of dumping IE to remove a browser under attack to be effective in the very short run, but the new number one browser then becomes the prime target of fun and games.

No software is immune as I understand it, and it really is a losing battle. But one that will always be fought.

[Jotmo]

Not sure if I buy the all the doom and gloom about IE.

Still, a bump for further consideration.

[SeeRushToldU_So]

I have been test driving FireFox on my machine. I haven't put it on my other two machines yet.

[RiVer19]

Firefox. For a long time now. The last version was an easy upgrade. The only reason I have to use IE is to read MSNBC's web page. ....figures....they do some weird crap that only their weird IE browser can deal with. ...sometimes it works...sometimes it doesn't there. Jerks (LOL)

[Fiddlstix]

BTTT

[KneelBeforeZod]

yeah, because if windows and IE went away, no one would ever ever ever ever write malware, virus, or anything else to mess with the current operating system.

[VOA]

bump

[Musket]

"Microsoft recommends clicking on Tools/Internet Options and selecting the security tab, then setting the Internet zone security level to high."

Ha-ha-ha! That's the best they can do? That's some fix. Well then they shouldn't be surprized when they wake up tomorrow to find that a large portion of their user base has switched to Firefox. A-holes.

[Sloth]

FWIW, I recommend Firefox and Thunderbird as separate programs -- not the Mozilla suite.

[Positive]

Bump for later.

[KevinDavis]

I have just downloaded Mozilla Firefox, I'm going to give this browser a chance to see what it is like.