http://news.phaseiii.org/article3060.html

Feds warn against Microsoft's browser, CERT claims breaches compromise user's security

"Microsoft shares traded in the red Wednesday, but the software giant's stock appeared not to feel a significant negative impact from a government group's warning against using the Internet Explorer Web browser.

The U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team, known as CERT, issued a "vulnerability note" saying that computer users should not use the Internet Explorer browser because of security vulnerabilities that hackers can exploit to launch attacks on personal computers and corporate networks.

The security lapses can cause a Web site to make the browser think, in effect, that it is running a program that violates its security settings. The Web site can then be used to do anything from recording keystrokes, which make it easier to steal passwords and credit-card numbers, to installing pop-up-ad programs.

CERT is suggesting that computer users take steps such as applying security updates to Outlook e-mail programs and maintaining antivirus software, and using alternative Web browsers."

MY RECOMMENDATION

-- You're probably asking yourself, what can I do to protect my computer? there is a simple solution. You can download an alternative browser such as Mozilla Firefox. Download the very popular mozilla firefox today! this browser is a small download compared to the huge 20+ mb of the latest internet explorer. Firefox is 4 + mb and it is better!

THE DOWNLOAD IS FREE

It has tabbed browsing which lets you open multiple pages in tabs and with the click of the mouse change from one to the other (no more messy new windows), It is faster (pages load faster), easy to use, safer than IE (doesnt use IE engine), you can customize it, has a built in pop up blocker (I havent seen a popup since I been using it), download manager, it is fun! (it imports your ie bookmarks so you won't lose any of your favorite sites). I havent used Internet Explorer since I downloaded firefox.

If you want your webpages to load faster (main reason why I downloaded it), If you're tired of having your internet explorer crash every 5 minutes (what happened to me), or if you're worried about security and all the new security holes that appear on internet explorer every month which allows hackers to get into your computer, there is a solution for you! click the link below
http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/ (official firefox page)

here is one reason why you should use it from the following faq page
http://texturizer.net/firefox/faq.html

Is Firefox more secure than Internet Explorer? Yes, Firefox and all other Mozilla-based products are more secure. Why? Here is a list of the most important reasons:
* It is not integrated with Windows, which helps prevent viruses and hackers from causing damage if they somehow manage to compromise Firefox.
* There is no support for VBScript and ActiveX, two technologies which are the reasons for many IE security holes.
* No spyware/adware software can automatically install in Firefox just by visiting a web site.
* Firefox doesn't use Microsoft's Java VM, which has a history of more flaws than other Java VMs.
* You have complete control over cookies. (texturizer.net/firefox/cookies.html)

now, thats informative......thanks man.

i didnt know this was considered world news...lol. But that is very informative though you sound like a salesman.

Buy a Mac and use Safari.

Buy a Mac and use Safari.

Astra, not all of us have that money to burn. Macs are expensive.

If you consider the fact that the average mac user keeps his computer 5 years instead of 3 for a PC owner, they are not so much.

I have been using my Cube for 4 years now without even upgrading it and I do not plan to change it before a couple years.

i have an HP, which has worked great for me, i might consider getting another brand next time. i wont ever get a "gateway", yuck.

I've had my hewlett packard pc for 6 years :)

i build them, and i break them down once every 2 months. if you use the net a lot, its a good idea. never had a problem.......well, only with bots, so foxfire may be a good idea......bots will make you think your computer is broken.

That being said, if the PC user is just using internet to browse stuff and doesn't buy stuff or pay bills online he could get hacked to death and not give a damn. :rolleyes: (you want to waste your time reading my e-mails? welcome!)

Remember that anytime you download open source software you help fight the microsoft monopoly.

My experience with my computer, being built in late 1998 from IBM labs, piece by piece, is running as well or better then the day I got it. It needs daily attention to its maintenance. I run virus at early A.M. 3:00, and then a daily defrag at 4:00 A.M. and other tests at 5:00 A.M. Then I wake up it runs very well and shows all reports from the early A.M. tests.

Mozilla sucks, it doesn't even work. I enter like 10 urls and and it can't even show those sites. All it gave me is an alert error message: "www.webaddress.com cannot be found, please enter it again..." wtf is that? this is bullshit

Originally posted by Teensguide
Mozilla sucks, it doesn't even work. I enter like 10 urls and and it can't even show those sites. All it gave me is an alert error message: "www.webaddress.com cannot be found, please enter it again..." wtf is that? this is bullshit
Um, yeah, it can't work if it's being blocked by your firewall...

oops it's norton's fault again. My bad my bad... Mozilla runs very smooth, I highly recommend it.