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I NEVER use IE... It's full of bugs, slow, insecure, and to make things worst, it's the most spy-targetted browser on the net... Y is it annoying? I find IE MOST annoying... But Firefox? Anyway, I think you're having a connection problem with IE: u could have a low bandwith capacity, and IE, naturally, is packet-hungry, and ur connection is not able to feed it entirely...

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Nigel,

Since IE is such an easy target to evildoing software, some spyware fixes can break parts of it. Reinstalling IE would surely fix the problem. Even if you decide to keep using Firefox (and you should!), fixing IE is still worth it, since so much software depends on some IE functionality.

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samcheetah

wow, ive just seen an article that states that firefox is more vulnerable to attacks than IE6

http://blogs.zdnet.com/Ou/index.php?p=103

interesting, isnt it ?????????

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Joel Rainville

Not really.

ZDNet is not a reliable independant news source. They are and have been in bed with Microsoft for a very long while.

Look at the bogus arguments regarding the way they kept count of "published vulnerabilities". This is a pathetic attempt to drag Firefox in the mud.

I like to look at hard facts and real world results. Since switching to Firefox a little over a year ago, I barely get any spyware installed on my computer. Yes, Microsoft has come up with a pretty good Spyware Removal tool, so IE6 users might get less spyware too.

But spyware vulnerability isn't what defines a browser. In my opinion, Firefox is still a superior browser in that it offers an overall better browsing experience. Tabbed browsing just makes sense, and is pretty well implemented in Firefox.

IE6 is not a bad browser, I just happen to like using non-Microsoft software for a change, especially if it has some added value not found in Microsoft products.

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All Windows users regardless of browser preferences should install a spyware removal tool. Microsoft's solution seems to work pretty well, but there are others, like AdAware and Spybot for example.

Firewalls will protect your computer from some virus and worm attacks. But it's pretty useless when it comes to spyware though, which install themselves mostly through browser exploits, which enter your computer through the front door and go unnoticed because it is part of valid HTTP content/traffic. Some viruses enter by the same door.

So a good antivirus is also needed. I've been using AVG Free Edition, and it seems to be working fine. It's either working great or not working at all, because it hasn't reported any viruses for well over a year now :lol: It did catch a malicious email attachment during its first few weeks on my computer, so I have faith.

To sum it up, whatever you do, protect yourself! :lol:

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Jay.slovak

I absolutely agree with you, I love FireFox...

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