my programmes freeze up a lot lately and some have crashed. been re-directed to msn downloads but to be honest don't find there site particularly informative, or anything they suggest i have tried. it happens mostly when i am on the net and i defrag, remove adware, spyware and all the other stuff that is recommended. am i missing something? my son told me that firefox is the way to go. anyone else of the same opinion or had similar problems and resolved, and if so how. thanks for help
2006-10-12 07:32:59 · 7 answers · asked by chips 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
IE is made for crashing
United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team:
"There are a number of significant vulnerabilities in technologies related to the IE domain/zone...It is possible to reduce exposure to these vulnerabilities by using a different web browser"
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/713878
You haven't got anything to lose by trying a different browser
http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/
2006-10-13 01:11:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I suggest you backup yur files on a CD or USB Stick/Pen drive and reinstall windows since yur programs freezes up etc. Make sure is a clean format and not repair mode. After reinstalling, update yur system and yes Mozilla Firefox is the way to go. It is free: www.mozilla.com/firefox.
U can put in more memory on yur computer and after you reinstall windows, defragment yur computer. As a rule, yur first defrag will be the longest. All what i just said is to speed up yur computer. Laterz.
2006-10-12 07:42:19 · answer #2 · answered by The Honourable 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the secure practices on information superhighway Explorer is a humorous tale... that's the main companies to viruses and malware than the different Browser... that and there are cool advert-ons for Firefox, including themes, and greater secure practices stuff... On actual of Firefox is quicker than IE, it quite is far greater secure. i understand via first hand journey. FireFox each of ways... Google Chrome is optimized for the media on the internet including video clips and Chrome is fairly secure to boot. you need to provide that a attempt to boot...
2016-10-19 06:55:13 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to really wear a virus scan and a spyware scan like Spybot S&D. Firefox will help prevent this in the future since it isn't as vulnerable as IE, however, you have to get your system cleaned and possibly your registry cleaned.
2006-10-12 07:35:24 · answer #4 · answered by Wookie on Water 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Firefox is great. I recommend it and allow its use on the network I administer for work. I haven't had any problems with secure sites and it works with any site I use with the exception of the ones that only recognize IE.
2006-10-12 07:38:21 · answer #5 · answered by maamis_sjs 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Download LAVASOFT ADAWARE and a ANTIVIRUS program
Do a complete scan remove all virus spywares etc , and then
installed Mozilla Firefox latest
Njoi
2006-10-12 07:40:43 · answer #6 · answered by WaterGuy 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What do you have to lose with firefox ? It is free and it is independant of your OS. Internet explorer ties to the explorer and your OS closely. I would much prefer to leave that alone in case there is something wrong and don't have to reboot the PC.
2006-10-12 07:35:57 · answer #7 · answered by Just_curious 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋