threads where the risks/benifits of Mozilla/ Firefox have been discussed?
Or a simple run down for a computer simpleton?
thanks.
me
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threads where the risks/benifits of Mozilla/ Firefox have been discussed?
Or a simple run down for a computer simpleton?
thanks.
me
Kat, try messing on FR -- http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/se...d925d78ff0d06e
Lots of smart folks there.
what I am reading is...it seems to be reccomended.
DO you guys concur?
JDF - What are you talking about??? [img]confused.gif[/img]
Kat,
Depending on how paranoid you are, Mozilla and FF are supposed to be better than IE.
Me? I've not have a problem with IE. Maybe Jumpter can chime in here.
Trav has IE and hasn't had a problem.
Why are you looking at M and FF?
Personal to Sluggo: Kat's taking about browsers. It's nothing bad. You can keep her in the will. [img]smile.gif[/img]
I just think with our spyware issues, and things getting past the firewall, firefox may be good for us...just wondering.
Like I said, we run IE, nd have had no problems. That said, we do have Zone Alarm, and use AVG (free edition) along with Adaware and Sypbot.
(Knocking on wood here) Since I quit working for the Compuer Clueless, we've had nary a virus.
One interesting sidenote is that Trav has Nortons on his laptop. When we were in Orlando in January (no Florida comments -- it was cold) Nortoms didn't find a virus that AVG did.
Kat, if you or GS want more info, feel free to email or PM me.
I recommend just downloading and trying Firefox. It should reduce your spyware problem (unless you click gobs o' links on porn and hacker sites). They just incorporated a bunch of security fixes to reduce "spoofing", where fake web sites steal your personal info.
Once you try the tabbed browsing (like Opera) and some of the extensions you prolly won't want to go back. There are large numbers of extensions (plug ins) and themes (skins) that help you customize the browser. For example, one extension I use lets you highlight text on a bulletin board, then right click and apply UBB code for bold, italic, <font color="#CC33CC">color</font>, etc....
If you stay with Internet Explorer, install IE Spyad, it will help block a bunch o' crap.
<font color="#FFFFAA" size="1">[ March 03, 2005 10:03 PM: Message edited by: LanDroid ]</font>
jdf, I think I have the link you want.
It explains in normal person (non-ubergeek) language what the differences are, why you might want to change, and some of the cool aspects of Firefox. It doesn't talk down to you but you don't have to be a computer professional to get what they are saying.
How Firefox Works
Try Opera, hands down the best browser.
More information:
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Mozilla warns of security holes, updates Firefox Users urged to upgrade to avoid possible attacks
News Story by Joris Evers
FEBRUARY 26, 2005 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Several security vulnerabilities in Firefox and the Mozilla Suite of Internet software put users of the open-source products at risk of hacker attacks, The Mozilla Foundation warned this week.
The organization released Firefox 1.0.1, which fixes 17 security flaws in the popular Web browser. The most serious flaws could allow an attacker to gain full control over a victim's PC, The Mozilla Foundation said in a statement. Firefox 1.0 was released in November and has since been downloaded more than 27 million times.
Firefox 1.0.1 also includes several fixes to guard against spoofing of Web addresses and the security indicator on Web sites. These vulnerabilities could be exploited for phishing scams, which typically use spam e-mail messages to drive people towards fraudulent Web pages that look like legitimate e-commerce sites.
One of the changes made in Firefox 1.0.1 is in the way the browser handles international domain names (IDN). These names are now displayed differently to make it easier to spot spoofed Web sites. Because of the way Firefox displayed IDNs, it was possible to register domain names with international characters that resembled other common characters, thus tricking users into believing they were on a trusted Web site.
For protection against possible exploitation of the security flaws, users should download and install the latest version of Firefox, The Mozilla Foundation said. The organization doesn't offer patches to fix the problems without having to install a new browser.
Most of these flaws also affect the Mozilla Suite, which includes a Web browser, an e-mail client, an Internet Relay Chat client and a Web page editor. However, users of the suite are left vulnerable because no fixes are yet available. Mozilla 1.7.6, the update that fixes the issues, is due out in "a couple of weeks," according to a Mozilla Foundation spokesman.
The public warning of the security vulnerabilities is evidence that The Mozilla Foundation's products give a false sense of security, charged Thor Larholm, a researcher with PivX Solutions Inc., a Newport Beach, Calif.-based company that specializes in security for Windows-based systems. "We have to remember that all software has security vulnerabilities, the only difference is in how we anticipate them and inform the world about their existence," he said via e-mail.