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Originally Posted by royalhonor
I have Safari but only use it on sites that require a fast download speed, such as streaming videos.
I decided to keep Opera as my default browser. I also use IE with the IE7pro extension.
I will never use Firefox, seeing as it destroyed my friend's computer. As soon as he started using it, spyware started pouring in. I would not reccommend anyone use Firefox, ever.
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Oh, now is this one flame-bait? So, you use Opera, and IE, and Safari for streaming. Any reason there isn't one browser that satisfies all your browsing needs?
But as for this "as soon as he started Firefox, the spyware started pouring in" lark. Are you kidding me? There is no spyware in Firefox. It is the only browser by a company without an overtly commercial agenda .. contrast it with many of the Netscape branded versions of years past. Those were filled with crap.
If the spyware started pouring in, his machine had problems before Firefox got on it, or the Firefox install was infected with something, or you browsed to something bad. And if you're worried about crap on the machine, install the adblock and scriptblock extensions. ..and for gods sake, make sure there's an anti-virus program, and Spybot/Adaware before you start the process.
Firefox isn't an antivirus/antispyware program. Make sure the PC is protected before you network it. Or use a mac if you don't know how to keep a machine free of malicious software. Or stop browsing for porn / wares.
Nathan. (Been working in IT support for a decade .. our IT group has been installing Netscape/Mozilla/Firefox since the early version 4's .. we never got spyware on a machine once .. the problem here was something other than Firefox.)