2006-09-30 00:50:51 · 12 answers · asked by eltouro 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
At the moment it is. They also have a better record for fixing security holes than Microsoft (I think their average time is 2 days, whereas Microsoft is 9 days). DON'T turn off updates ... they increase your security! Do wait a while, though, before upgrading to a new Beta version (or make sure you can roll back if there are problems.)
Now you can get an IE plugin for it, so that you can view pages which are only compatible with IE, I see no reason for using anything else. It's notable, too, that you can now do Microsoft updates in a Firefox browser!
2006-09-30 00:56:28 · answer #1 · answered by pica_septima 3 · 2⤊ 3⤋
I DO like it. It is the defacto browser for Linux. Firefox has firewall. The only regrets is the Linux version doesn't recognize some of the automatic plug-in installs. You will most certianly want the flash plug-in. You might be surprised there isn't any sound before installing another plug-in.
Best of all. Firefox is a "package" you can download and keep for backup. IE, you need an internet connection to install ???? how dumb can you get M$???
2006-09-30 00:58:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
quite bro, IE7 is plenty swifter in everyway, its in simple terms the firefox and the opera's interfrace that seems swifter, and that they do make the website seem until now they're completely loaded, and wager what, information superhighway pages are made for IE and thats the place you could desire to work out pages as they're natively. your answer could be - those plugins and that small edit which you will desire to do, in easy terms makes your website seem swifter by skill of interfrace phantasm and that they seem until now they completely load. the only reason you could desire to wanna use firefox is for protection motives, yet by skill of the time firefox gets to version 5 effective it could be in risk like IE did. to be honest firefox is already in hassle swifter than IE. different innovations - cleanup ur cookies generally and disable any undesirable addons that runs with your browser. desire my answer helped, reliable success
2016-12-12 17:50:11 · answer #3 · answered by dricketts 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope!
Im using Opera, "The Fastest Browser on Earth". Not only that it also proven to be the safest. Get to try it yourself down here:
http://www.opera.com/download/
I think you guys should see this, here the latest test done by Professional IT member on the regular browser out there today include firefox, internet explorer and opera. Not to mention Safari.
http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/1811/vulnerabilitiespg6.png
The test are done based on the vulnerabilities of the web browser.....given in numbers!
Its shocking! Join Opera now! Happy browsing!
2006-09-30 01:02:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I am the world's biggest firefox fan I am using it now.
Firefox actually has more security bugs than IE.
BUT they get fixed faster and Not as many people are developing exploits for it.
The underlying framework of firefox is more secure (ActiveX etc)
Firefox wins IMHO
2006-09-30 00:54:41 · answer #5 · answered by teef_au 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Well, I guess it depends on your computer. As far as safe, depends on you. Your gonna need security for which ever browser you use.
IE 7 runs much faster for me...
2006-09-30 00:59:44 · answer #6 · answered by Laura P 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Absolutely YES..
I use Firefox and much prefer it over IE...
2006-09-30 00:59:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Well...in my experiences, it seems MUCH more reliable. With microsoft implementing all these new "security features" to IE, it makes it mess up (or so it seems to me). I like firefox better, like you said...it's faster.
2006-09-30 00:53:24 · answer #8 · answered by detroitkid17 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
yes much but switch off the Mozilla Firefox updates
just use it as it is and it ia far better then (IE)
2006-09-30 00:53:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
yes it stops phishing and a lot of spyware because of adblock
2006-09-30 01:54:07 · answer #10 · answered by fisheater277 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋