Agozer Posted January 31, 2005 Author Posted January 31, 2005 That's interesting, but it doesn't say what he infected the computers with. If he tested with a bunch of obscure crap that no one with a brain actually gets, then his numbers don't really apply to practical real life situations.Are you referring to those people who use some other browser than IE as "ones with brains"? Well, that's one thing, but more specifically those who don't click on every email attachment, or open every.exe that a porn or warez site pops up on their browser, etc. I suppose I should have specified "real life situations for most of us."Ah, much better. I'm just glad that my mom isn't that interested in computers, although I always keep watch while she does something on this machine. *Most* of my friends are educated enough not to click on those popups and scripts and whatnot. Wait a minute....if you don't click on them, how would you close them??What the witty reply. Ok, you win.
NeoMaster Posted January 31, 2005 Posted January 31, 2005 I use Mozilla, AdAware, that firewall/spyware prevention thing that comes with XP, Norton's VirusScan/Firewall and I still don't feel safe...and what it's really becoming a pain when browsing certain legit sites and file sharing.
Daeval Posted January 31, 2005 Posted January 31, 2005 *Most* of my friends are educated enough not to click on those popups and scripts and whatnot.<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Wait a minute....if you don't click on them, how would you close them??<{POST_SNAPBACK}> You use firefox, so they don't open in the first place.
NeoMaster Posted January 31, 2005 Posted January 31, 2005 *Most* of my friends are educated enough not to click on those popups and scripts and whatnot.<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Wait a minute....if you don't click on them, how would you close them??<{POST_SNAPBACK}> You use firefox, so they don't open in the first place. <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I know most of you think FireFox is the best thing against that kind of stuff but I'm a little iffy about the program. I use it and all and it's great, but just last week I did a full virus scan of my pc and I found a AdWare file that has potential danger within the FireFox folder...any idea what that is?
Gryph Posted January 31, 2005 Posted January 31, 2005 No browser is 100% safe. Firefox is just relatively a lot more secure then IE.
Daeval Posted January 31, 2005 Posted January 31, 2005 I know most of you think FireFox is the best thing against that kind of stuff but I'm a little iffy about the program. I use it and all and it's great, but just last week I did a full virus scan of my pc and I found a AdWare file that has potential danger within the FireFox folder...any idea what that is?<{POST_SNAPBACK}>No idea what that anonymous thing is. What was it called by your scanner program? And no browser, Firefox included, will stop EVERYTHING. That said, Firefox is a lot better than the popular alternative. If the internet is a water-balloon fight, mal/spy/adware are the water balloons, and Internet Explorer is a trashcan lid, then Firefox is the great wall of China. Sure, someone with a strong enough arm might get something over it, but I know which one I'd rather be behind.
Sturmvogel Posted January 31, 2005 Posted January 31, 2005 *Most* of my friends are educated enough not to click on those popups and scripts and whatnot.<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Wait a minute....if you don't click on them, how would you close them??<{POST_SNAPBACK}> You use firefox, so they don't open in the first place. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> First thing I did when i got my laptop a few weeks ago was install Firefox, and haven't seen a pop up yet. But if a pop up does appear, you'd have to click on it to at least close it. Just hope that doesn't infect the comp.
Samurai Edge Posted January 31, 2005 Posted January 31, 2005 Something I hate is my sister lacks of computer knowledge. I hate the fact, when a pop-up appears, she click OK or Cancel, instead of the REAL X to close it, and when I scold her, she just give an "accidentially" reply. BTW, is Opera better than Fire Fox?
Wizard Posted February 1, 2005 Posted February 1, 2005 Preference really. I've used Opera before, used it for a week, then went back to I.E. Although some parts of it have been incorperated into FF, FF suits more because it is a popular alternative overall. But once sheit happens to it. Back to opera i go.
James Posted February 1, 2005 Posted February 1, 2005 (edited) I have Mozilla Firefox installed but do not use it. IE6 is better for me..Firefox features are crap compaired. Edited February 1, 2005 by James
Inky Posted February 1, 2005 Posted February 1, 2005 That's interesting, but it doesn't say what he infected the computers with. If he tested with a bunch of obscure crap that no one with a brain actually gets, then his numbers don't really apply to practical real life situations.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Are you referring to those people who use some other browser than IE as "ones with brains"?<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Well, that's one thing, but more specifically those who don't click on every email attachment, or open every.exe that a porn or warez site pops up on their browser, etc. I suppose I should have specified "real life situations for most of us."<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Ah, much better. I'm just glad that my mom isn't that interested in computers, although I always keep watch while she does something on this machine. *Most* of my friends are educated enough not to click on those popups and scripts and whatnot.<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Wait a minute....if you don't click on them, how would you close them??<{POST_SNAPBACK}>ALT+F4
Daeval Posted February 1, 2005 Posted February 1, 2005 I have Mozilla Firefox installed but do not use it. IE6 is better for me..Firefox features are crap compaired.<{POST_SNAPBACK}> What exactly is missing for you?
Samurai Edge Posted February 1, 2005 Posted February 1, 2005 Speed? My Fire Fox is slower than my Internet Explorer (spelt it out to gain more credits ).And some sites are just for Internet Explorer, so using Fire Fox makes it a little harder.
Daeval Posted February 1, 2005 Posted February 1, 2005 Speed? My Fire Fox is slower than my Internet Explorer (spelt it out to gain more credits ).And some sites are just for Internet Explorer, so using Fire Fox makes it a little harder.<{POST_SNAPBACK}> I've never heard of speed being an issue with firefox, but gryph had a few tweaks before that should make it blazing fast. And there are scarce few sites that firefox can't handle these days (mostly those with Active X), but there's a handy extension that makes it as easy as it could possibly be when you do cross one. This is a handy article for new firefox users:http://www.scotsnewsletter.com/best_of/firefox.htm
Agozer Posted February 1, 2005 Author Posted February 1, 2005 I have Mozilla Firefox installed but do not use it. IE6 is better for me..Firefox features are crap compaired.I'm quite stunned by your stetement... crap features? What exactly?
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