Make the switch for safer surfing

[gemi_babe]

Lately, surfing the internet has become a risky proposition with
Microsoft announcing an assortment patches and security fixes for all
of it's products.

A few years ago, MS tried to make a monopoly on the web browser market
by integrating IE into the operating system. In doing so it removed a
layer of protection and made it's software so much more vulnerable to
viruses etc. Not only that IE uses ActiveX which is inherently insecure.

Are you sick of popups, your homepage being hijacked, bookmarks
getting mysteriously added, your search engine getting linked to some
obscure off-shore website or even new toolbars appearing within
Internet Explorer?

I use and recommend Mozilla Firefox. It's Open-source software so it's
100% free you can get it from,...
http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/index.html

People who have switched,...
http://browsehappy.com/

New MS jpeg vulnerability (possibly most threatening flaw ever)
http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-3513_7-5515107-1.html?tag=cnetfd.ld

More rants on Firefox
http://www.switch2firefox.com/

MS Security Chief uses Firefox
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=18173



I made the switch guys and it is heaps better. The pages seem to load quicker cause your not downloading all the nasties that came with IE. You don't loose IE from your PC so you can always switch back if you don't like FireFox.
But if you give it a go, give it a week or two before deciding.

Regards,
Kylie

[vsquizz]

Kylie, No need to worry if you have stuffed SP2 into XP and everything else is up to date. Read here for the details;

http://www.microsoft.com/security/bulletins/200409_jpeg_tool.mspx

Mozilla does have some advantages.


Cheers

[q9]

Been using Mozilla for over a year now. I also like their mail client. Used Netscape 4.7x up until then.

Oh, and I really like the 'ctrl' + '+' thing to make text in a page bigger. Easy as.

[Rowan]

I been surfing for years and the only danger I had was 2 shark sightings, am I missing something?????

[Ben from Vic.]

I been surfing for years and the only danger I had was 2 shark sightings, am I missing something?????

Yes, they are recomending mozzies the size of fire foxes as an alternate to those pesky pop-up sharkes.

[GCP310]

i have to say i just downloaded it now, and web pages open up so much faster.
i will have to change my browser at home now.

Good Tip Kylie.

G