having spyware and virus problems?

[ekstasis16]

For those of you using PC's, I strongly urge you to stop using Internet Explorer if you are doing so. It is highly insecure and is the constant target of virus attacks and spyware.

Mozilla has come forth with a new browser called Firefox, and I highly recommend you start using it instead. It does not allow ActiveX software from being run which is the source of many spyware attacks in Internet Explorer. It is also compliant with current web standards, enabling web designers, like myself, to implement language standards that will be display content the same across all platforms.

Download it here, and kiss spyware goodbye.

http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/

[Kevin Taylor]

bwa ha ha...
heh... I luv using a Mac.
No virus wories at all.

[George_Lynch]

I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if that firefox link was a virus or had spyware connected to it. ;) ;)




ROCK ON

[ekstasis16]

True, I guess you'll just have to take my word on this one. :D

[Dr_simon]

bwa ha ha...
heh... I luv using a Mac.
No virus wories at all.

Me 2 ~ !!
My PC is in a horrible state !
It has nice specs and all as well as Norton Internet security / antivirus / Spywere nuker etc

pitty about the OS !

[ekstasis16]

This is one of the two big reasons I have started a Powerbook fund for myself. The other being Pro Tools runs like s*** on Windows.

[Dr_simon]

I am still using my PC for recording having spent a small fortune on Sonar / Waves Native Gold / Wavelab etc however given the choice Id be using a Mac like ....yesterday !

[Hammurabi]

I use Mozilla Firefox and I'm very satisfied with it.

[Incidents Happen]

Same.

~Incidents

[ketsueki15]

yeah ur kinda late on the internet explorer sucks thing..I think everyone knows how much it sucks
Macs arent my thing but thats cuz im a gamer and macs and games just dont go together
schmange..no virus worries at all?? why is it that my friend has had to format and reload os X quite a few times due to virus problems?? more like I had to reload it..I hate bein a computer tech...so stressfull, so boring..I wish I had my guitar at work

[Incidents Happen]

No virus worries for him, not for you.

~Incidents

[Dr_simon]

Man i have worked with Macs for the last 10 years and in all that time I have never had anything more serious than a Word Macro virus !

[ketsueki15]

doc...my IT teacher has been fixing comps for forever and usually has to fix virus prolems and bad software ect on both macs and pcs
I fix comps at my school and we accept computers from all the schools in the city limit to be fixed..Im constantly fixing both mac and pc whether it be a virus or a bad hard drive or whatnot..anytihng can happen....just look what happened to schmanges hard drives, they screwed up on him and now there either A) still under his car wheels or B) crushed into bits in pieces in his driveway...lol

Incidents- I dont and havent had any virus problems for a long time

[Polera]

i use mozilla and its faster for sure.

[ekstasis16]

I don't know whether or not its any faster, if you're on a broadband connection on a decent machine, it should be about the same really. But as far as supporting web standards goes, Firefox and Mozilla are far ahead of IE, especially in supporting CSS2 and the coming CSS3. There are a lot of little bugs in IE in it's CSS support that are so aggrivating, so I come up with all sorts of workarounds since the vast majority are using IE, when firefox displays it no prob. It's just a hassle, really.

[iamthe_eggman]

I downloaded Firefox 2 or 3 days ago after discovering that, while using my computer, my boss installed some kind of spyware toolbar which was seriously ruining my internet experience and slowing down my computer majorly. I tried uninstalling it, to no avail, then I remembered this thread. So, thanks a bunch, Eric!

Anyways, I totally vouch for this browser's quality and superiority over IE. Many little features that are exactly what I found lacking in IE, like a superior "find" function. Also, it has a wicked "search engine" toolbar, where you can search ebay, Google, dictionary.com or a bunch of other sites, and you can even go the the mozilla developers site and add other engines. There are other cool features that I like, but I can't remember them right now.

Oh, and it was totally easy to switch over from IE, it automatically brought over my Favourites, saved passwords and even my History folder!

[Lordathestrings]

Some suggested reading (http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-5388831.html).

[Jolly McJollyson]

Wouldn't it be funny if clicking this thread led to about five thousand popups and a computer crash? I think it would.

[Lordathestrings]

Wouldn't it be funny if clicking this thread led to about five thousand popups and a computer crash? I think it would.The fact that there are people who would find such an event to be funny is why there's such a market for firewall and A-V software!

[Christoph]

I've been using Firefox for about a month now and can never see myself going back to IE. Tabbed browsing rules!

Firefox (http://www.spreadfirefox.com)