2006-11-04 21:01:42 · 10 answers · asked by Vig 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
Firefox avoids a few security exploits in IE but it is not really a virus protection at all.
Your firewall and anti-virus is your protection, not your browser.
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2006-11-04 21:05:23 · answer #1 · answered by jan 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps. Someday. BUT ::: Firefox is an open source program, and being an open source program allows bugs, security holes, places of insecurity where virus could slip in, will be fixed as quick as it is found. You should just see what Microsoft has done with it's IE, most critical bugs are fixed "just" after one month, and when many third parties has already released their own fixes, in several days. Look at firefox, before you could hear that a virus targets Firefox, the security hole has been fixed.
The strategy that Microsoft uses FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt) is making everything so closed, security holes so unknown. Making virus maker must guess what would possibly be a hole in MS's code. But when someone founds it, they have lots of time to create the virus, and noone knows, even the dev team of IE knows about the hole. When the virus strikes: Microsoft haven't heard of the virus, means no solution. They'd hear about the virus after it gets so popular, and a lot of computer has been infected. Well, not so well.. Even if the dev team has found a security bug before anyone can, they mightn't fix it, because It hasn't been exploited yet, and they expect it'd never be noticed.
Different with Firefox, one can spot a hole, but most likely, when he finished creating a malicious ware to Firefox, the hole has been spotted by others, and most of the time the hole is already closed, or sometimes is in a process of being closed, making his virus lifetime as short as possible.
The proof of a popular program <> more virus is already on the market. I forgot what the name of the program is, but if I'm not wrong it's a open source webserver VS Microsoft's webserver, and the open source has more servers in the world, but still, MS's Webserver has more security holes found and virus targeting it.
2006-11-05 06:51:55 · answer #2 · answered by Lie Ryan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Firefox has been around for years now !
Regardless of it being target due to popularity a good firewall and AV program would avoid any issues !
Othwise get an AppleMac - no viruses !
2006-11-05 05:04:31 · answer #3 · answered by the thinker 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since when does Firefox protect against viruses? It doesn't; you're just lucking out.
2006-11-05 05:09:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably although i think there is more securitty to get through . \Either way if Firefox goes there are plenty of others about to save us from the virus infected browsers.
2006-11-05 05:05:01 · answer #5 · answered by mintycakeyfroggy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as far as viruses are concerned , there,s millions of new one created every week and the Creator of these viruses will stop at nothing to plant a viruses on your computer given half the chance its really up to you to keep your computer security to the maximum
2006-11-05 05:09:24 · answer #6 · answered by lizella 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are viruses available no matter what browser you use; and contrary to popular belief, even the MAC and Linux/UNIX software are susceptible.
Get a good virus scanner and use it.
I like the one from http://free.grisoft.com
2006-11-05 05:11:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, most certainly. Its already getting into limelight. I don't think the day is far. I, too, am a Firefox user and will stick to it whatever happens. :-)
2006-11-05 05:04:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sadly, but rumors say, that it already been targeted. It does not erase the fact though that explorer is a default and it is still frequently used.
2006-11-05 05:05:39 · answer #9 · answered by core966 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fire fox is famous
2006-11-05 05:11:14 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋