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I wonder when Firefox and Chrome will catch up to IE's security to block malware?
1 posted on 07/18/2011 8:39:51 AM PDT by for-q-clinton
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To: ShadowAce; Swordmaker

ShadowAce:
Tech Ping Please.

Swordmaker:
Since Safari was mentioned I thought I’d ping you as well, but not really a direct apple topic. Your call if you want to ping the apple list.


2 posted on 07/18/2011 8:41:50 AM PDT by for-q-clinton (If at first you don't succeed keep on sucking until you do succeed)
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To: for-q-clinton

It sounds like IE is the browser for those stupid enough to click on every link and popup that presents itself on the screen.


3 posted on 07/18/2011 8:44:07 AM PDT by SaveTheChief
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To: for-q-clinton

Curious that they used the most recent version of IE against an older version of Firefox. Firefox 5.0, the current version, is reputed to have improved security features.

http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/workspace-it/2011/06/22/firefox-5-focuses-on-security-and-privacy-40093191/


4 posted on 07/18/2011 8:48:13 AM PDT by Blennos
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To: for-q-clinton

This sounds like another Microsoft sponsored test from these people.. similar to their LAST test that said somethign similar. Just because a company calls themselves the “leading trusted independent authority” don’t make it so. These guys are shills for M$. I’m sticking to Google with Adblock and Noscript add-ons. I’ve not had a single problem for years with this combo.


5 posted on 07/18/2011 8:54:21 AM PDT by Dubya-M-Dees (Little HOPE... No CHANGE)
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To: for-q-clinton

If you can’t win in one category, find a category you can rank #1!

Done!


10 posted on 07/18/2011 9:07:30 AM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion (This message carfully checkd to misteakes by powerful softwhere)
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11 posted on 07/18/2011 9:09:07 AM PDT by ShadowAce (Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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12 posted on 07/18/2011 9:09:54 AM PDT by ShadowAce (Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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To: for-q-clinton

I wonder whether they were actually blocked, or if they just hadn’t opened by the time the test concluded. 19 days isn’t a lot of time for ie to open many pages.


19 posted on 07/18/2011 11:08:13 AM PDT by Darth Reardon (No offense to drunken sailors)
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To: for-q-clinton

IE9 also blocks all of my legitimate downloads, my banking site and most PDF downloads.


23 posted on 07/18/2011 12:18:51 PM PDT by Bon mots ("When seconds count, the police are just minutes away...")
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To: for-q-clinton

Browsers leapfrog for compatibility, stability, security, speed and malware detection. IE 9 is definitely better than the past versions of IE.

Still not enough to have me switch back.


24 posted on 07/18/2011 12:56:49 PM PDT by antiRepublicrat
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