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I've never tried FireFox. Kinda curious to try it just because its the browser we are comparing. However, I feel there's no NEED for myself to switch permanently.
I've read this thread and its been pretty common to hear "there's no spyware, no pop-ups, no downloaded viruses-- unlike IE". Well, from my own experience, I've owned my computer for just over 3 years now. Its a Win XP computer with IE as the default browser. Perhaps I can clear some misunderstandings on why you think IE to to blame for these spywares, viruses, pop-ups.
First off, when pointing fingers as what caused one of the above, you should turn ur hand around and point to yourself. The #1 source of spyware comes from programs YOU have downloaded. Programs like Kazaa, Morpheus, LimeWire, etc... have all been proven to carry some spyware program. Secondly, pop-ups are going to happen in IE. If Microsoft wanted to eliminate pop-ups, they could. But there's a reason they don't. Ever signed onto the ESF forums and "pop"-- you've got a private msg! Now, this is a type of pop-up. My point is stating that SOME sites you go to have some what important pop-ups that SHOULD NOT be blocked. Third, viruses don't usually travel down the IE highway. Most of them are coming in thru mail. However, if you have an account like Hotmail and you get a virus installed from that-- your thoughts may be "damn IE, why can't you detect these VIRUSES!!!" When in reality, you opened the email and took the chance of something bad. I recommend using Outlook express for all webmail accounts so your Norton program can detect.
My suggest about the pop-ups is to get POW! from www.analogx.com. You can pick and choose which pop-ups to block. My other suggestion is to crank up the security in your IE preferences to atleast Medium-- and use custom security to disable automatic downloading of unsigned content.
I've read this thread and its been pretty common to hear "there's no spyware, no pop-ups, no downloaded viruses-- unlike IE". Well, from my own experience, I've owned my computer for just over 3 years now. Its a Win XP computer with IE as the default browser. Perhaps I can clear some misunderstandings on why you think IE to to blame for these spywares, viruses, pop-ups.
First off, when pointing fingers as what caused one of the above, you should turn ur hand around and point to yourself. The #1 source of spyware comes from programs YOU have downloaded. Programs like Kazaa, Morpheus, LimeWire, etc... have all been proven to carry some spyware program. Secondly, pop-ups are going to happen in IE. If Microsoft wanted to eliminate pop-ups, they could. But there's a reason they don't. Ever signed onto the ESF forums and "pop"-- you've got a private msg! Now, this is a type of pop-up. My point is stating that SOME sites you go to have some what important pop-ups that SHOULD NOT be blocked. Third, viruses don't usually travel down the IE highway. Most of them are coming in thru mail. However, if you have an account like Hotmail and you get a virus installed from that-- your thoughts may be "damn IE, why can't you detect these VIRUSES!!!" When in reality, you opened the email and took the chance of something bad. I recommend using Outlook express for all webmail accounts so your Norton program can detect.
My suggest about the pop-ups is to get POW! from www.analogx.com. You can pick and choose which pop-ups to block. My other suggestion is to crank up the security in your IE preferences to atleast Medium-- and use custom security to disable automatic downloading of unsigned content.
firefox > ie coz ie = teh ev0l