You can get viruses from any browser or emails mostly, but any Microsoft product is a major target for viruses. This is partly due to the fact that Microsoft products are more widely used and partly because people don't like the Microsoft monopoly so spend their time trying to make Microsoft miserable. Try firefox and see how you like it. I use a different browser but find that I have to use Internet Explorer for some things.
2006-10-25 06:11:05
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answered by Ragdoll 4
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Internet Exploder is more susceptible to problems, if you want proof check it out.
http://secunia.com/Internet_Explorer_Arbitrary_Content_Disclosure_Vulnerability_Test/
History shows that Internet Explosion has always had more bugs than Firefox
http://www.webdevout.net/security_summary.php
On top of this, IE7 still does not support web standards, and this drives up the cost of web developing, leaving us consumers ultimately paying the bill.
Compare the results of the web standards test:
The test results are suppose to look like this:
http://common.ziffdavisinternet.com/util_get_image/13/0,1425,sz=1&i=133648,00.jpg
Firefox 2 results:
http://common.ziffdavisinternet.com/util_get_image/13/0,1425,sz=1&i=133649,00.jpg
IE7 results:
http://common.ziffdavisinternet.com/util_get_image/13/0,1425,sz=1&i=133650,00.jpg
Opera results (perfect):
http://common.ziffdavisinternet.com/util_get_image/13/0,1425,sz=1&i=133651,00.jpg
You can try the test here to see that I'm not bu11 sh1ting you:
http://www.webstandards.org/files/acid2/test.html
No IE does not come with viruses etc by default, but it is more susceptible to getting them.
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
2006-10-26 05:09:53
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answered by Anonymous
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Yes my brother is a big time computer tech kind of guy, that is what he does for living. He witched me over around a year or so back. I was getting a lot of crap and viruses from i.e. Since I have had Mozzila, I have had no problems what so ever!
2006-10-25 12:42:52
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answered by Anonymous
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Firefox is considered better because it doesn't run ActiveX applets, which is how a lot of virii and spyware make it on your system. Firefox is a good browser (I'm using it right now), but it does have its own set of issues.
2006-10-25 12:41:04
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answered by Chris J 6
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Any browser can be infected with a virus....it's up to the user to ensure they have good security programs to prevent viruses/trojans/worms/adware etc and to keep them fully updated.
Firefox also had more security bugs in September than IE.
2006-10-25 12:35:52
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answered by Carella 6
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I'd doubt it because Microsoft make it, however it has flaws that can be breached.
2006-10-25 12:38:44
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answered by mitch_foulish 2
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