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Originally Posted by MontanaXVI
I wanna jump in on this, while I do not think Internet Explorer is the best browser out there, some people may be reluctant to make the move to another browser in this case FireFox herein referred to as FF. I see all too many times on here that everyone wants to just say aww move to FF it pwns IE use it it has tabbed browsing and pop up blocker built in. I managed many many years to surf the web hitting any and every site I could find just for something to do while using IE and did not ever have the problems that plague so many users. I am not knocking FF as I use it AND IE together to browse many pages some of which are not written by a saavy coder and look like crap in FF.
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I don't use FF because of tabs (I actually dislike tabs). I use it because of the popup blocker, Adblock, and spyware blockage. You said that you never had any problems with IE... back when I used it I got tracking cookies, dialers, and viruses. Without consenting to download anything. Unfortunately, I still have to switch to IE for Windows Update. As for other sites, if they don't work in FF then I usually disregard them since they're not written to standards. If I need information from them, I put up with it, but if I'm just killing time, they meet my back button.
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Get your hands on a good solid AV solution, McAfee and Norton just to name a few, and if you want to go the free route GriSoft AVG is top notch.
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Yes. I use AVG and have had great times with it.
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A firewall program such as ZoneAlarm (they have a free and a pay version) or Norton firewall or any other such program should do you just fine, again check for updates as sometimes code writes create exploits for the various engines and ways the firewall handles packets causing your machine to come under malicious control.
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I used to use ZoneAlarm until it pitched a hissy fit over Azureus. Now I use Sygate. Both are excellent firewalls.
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Cookies can be good and bad as someone above stated some use cookies to save a pw and username for a favorite site such as this to keep you from having to type it all in again.
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A lot of cookies are benign. TFP sets a cookie for you. Just run Spybot and Ad-aware to remove the bad ones. And if you're still unsure, both IE and FF let you clear all cookies.
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I am losing focus and rambling but I just wanted to help out a bit, and say that making the move to FF is not always the cure all to your browsing woes although it does have its advantages, but nothing that can not be achieved with IE and maybe some smart browsing practices and a little extra program or two.
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I've never seen dialers and trojans sneak through FF to taunt me. And I don't think IE has a comparable Adblock extension/program. Beyond that, yes, everything can be accomplished by third-party programs and not clicking on shady sites.