I'm using adaware, & we've got a copy of spybot on my kid's machine. She likes to play neopets, which means javascript, which means info-lice infestation. Disabling java helps in IE.
I no longer go to Drudge or Lucianne without giving my machine an adaware sponge bath.
I tried Mozilla a while back, and had problems with it. I don't recall much more than that it didn't get along with something else on my machine. I got frustrated and dumped it. But now I'm having second thoughts. What's the recommended browser among the techies these days?
I highly, thoroughly, sincerely, recommend Firefox. With the available extensions, you can make it into a browser that works the same way you think. I rarely even see unwanted ads on web sites anymore since I installed AdBlocker, and I can't even remember what a pop-up looks like.