Firefox or IE ?

Answer 1

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Internet Explorer 7 3

I have to defer to security gurus in this category. Historically I've been impressed with how seamless installing security patches to Firefox has been. As far as privacy, both products now let you quickly erase tracks from your browser, which is good. 4

A phishing filter within IE 7 checks the Web pages you visit using heuristics and a whitelist of legitimate sites. IE 7 lets you clean out your history, temporary files, and Web cookies with one button, but it's not easy to delete specific files in those groups. Another nice browsing-security touch is the "Web page privacy policy" feature. The past history of exploitable security holes in IE is a factor to consider. 3

At least during setup, IE 7 appears to care about security by giving you the choice to install a phishing filter. Firefox doesn't make its security offerings obvious during setup. Both browsers allow you to clear cookie crumbs that show the sites you've seen, but we found such features tricky to find within IE 7's new interface. 10

Firefox 2 3

Firefox makes it a one-click operation, though, which is much better. On the other hand, it's far too easy to reveal all your stored passwords in Firefox. You can put (another) password in front of this feature, but most people won't, leaving their passwords easily visible to anybody who gets on to their PC. 4

Also adding antiphishing measures, Firefox 2 offers a choice to check sites from a preexisting blacklist or via Google. Firefox 2 also offers more customization than IE 7, letting you specify which warning messages you'll receive and allowing you to view all your cookies in a list. 5

Firefox's stronger reputation for security and Mozilla's practice of addressing vulnerabilities soon after they're discovered precedes its latest update. 12


Winner: Firefox 2

Answer 2

Firefox doesn't support Active X controls which some websites use for functionality. However, historically Firefox is more stable than IE. I like Firefox for most of my browsing but keep IE on the comp just in case.

Answer 3

My vote is for Firefox; but of course, you'll keep a copy of IE around, because some software merchants (most notably, Microsoft themselves) won't let you download updates without using IE.

Firefox is, many say, more immune to viruses. Firefox is faster. Firefox is much more modifiable (that is to say, from the Firefox website, you can fetch "Extensions" which add function. Two examples *I* use are, Forecast-fox, which places a weather checker on your status bar, and FireFTP, which is an easy way to update a website - I'm a website developer. Firefox also offers "themes" which let you alter its appearance.)

Answer 4

FireFox

Answer 5

i exploit all 3. human beings save scaling down IE. If human beings understand the thank you to apply a working laptop or workstation and have a respectable workstation IE is only as stable as the different internet browser. My IE 9 runs only as stable as Firefox or Google Chrome. If I had to go with only one internet browser i might go with Google Chrome.

Answer 6

I have both and use Firefox 95% of the time.

Answer 7

Firefox. There is no better browser. Very customizable, user-friendly, and fast! The only drawback is that it doesn't have FTP features built in to the browser. I use IE for FTP access.

Answer 8

both if you want to surf firefox if you want to zoom something then IE but generaly Firefox

Answer 9

Firefox has got a lot of featuers and is customisable

Answer 10

firefox..its faster, easier, and safer.