*~Onna76~* said:
As a matter of fact "I am" and I don't see any reasons why I should change, use IE ever since I got a computer and am more then pleased about it. At least I don't download all kinds of stuff from the Internet, maybe that has to do with the security problems on your computers. Or ever thought of running an adaware on your PC? It's so easy to blame MS for all of this while people who're collecting junk on their computers but don't even know about it. |
The part I bolded cought my attention. You do not have to download something in order to get a virus. Simply visiting a webpage with a browser is enough if the browser is vulnerable to the attacks the website employs. This is why I am advocating firefox, because of their quick responce time to patch known security flaws.
I understand where you are coming from, I really do. I have asked countless people to switch for a variety of reasons and most resist the change, thats their choice and yours as well. All I can do is tell you that if you ever feel different you can always give it a try, play with some of the modules and addons etc and if you don't like it, then you can uninstall it.
As far as your other comments, I don't think you understand where I am coming from. I am not telling you "I used to have all these problems and now I don't because of firefox...". I am not just some random guy who likes computers, I have a degree in software engineering.
I think you hit on an important point however. Computer security has to start with the user, and the user needs to be aware of their computer and what is and is not good for it. Most people don't know these things and that is why firefox, adaware, Spybot S&D, AVG Free, and others exist. But even those informed should see the benefit in good software that offers further protection at no cost, especially when you are talking about a piece of software as fluid as a web browser that requires constant updates and new patches and changes to keep them fully secure.
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