Dare I say it in here, but malware has become much less of a problem since
we've heavily discouraged the use of IE. The other major source is CDs,
particularly those suplied with peripherals which install phone-home
'messengers' and the like. HST, the latter category are usually more of a
nuisance than a threat, being easier to remove.
I do hope that IE& as the expression goes "cuts the mustard"Leythos said:I agree with the IE part, we've moved almost every client off IE as the
primary browser and many of the once-broken bank sites are supporting W3
standards now instead of IE standards.
Once you get them past IE the next threat seems to be IM programs
(instant messenger) programs and their like. As most people run AV
software now, even crappy versions, they don't have much to worry about
except for day-1 viruses.
deebs said:I do hope that IE& as the expression goes "cuts the mustard"
At the moment IE for anything Microsoft, Firefox for most else (but
even then ... ?), Avant (basically IE6 with tabs?) and a trial of
FastStone Browser are really about all I wish to install.
I do hope IE7 means I can uninstall the rest or at least run with a
maximum of two browsers
A good point!Kerry said:It is close enough to impossible to write a significant computer program
without bugs that for all intents and purposes we can suppose that it is
impossible. There always have been and always will be people that are
dishonest and put their comfort and fortune above that of others. I don't
want to start a philosophical flame war but I believe the the preceeding
statements to be true. Given this there will always be someone trying to
exploit others. Internet browsing is very popular. Any past, present, or
future browser that has enough users will be targeted and broken. The best
you can do is be vigilant.
Kerry
A good point!
It is a shame that ... well you know what I mean
Hi Galen!Galen said:In deebs <[email protected]> had this to say:
My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
Have you tried Netscape 8? It's capable of using either the IE or the
Firefox engine so for sites that require IE's ActiveX you can switch it on.
You can even have certain sites set to use the IE engine automatically. I'm
not so sure I really like it - I like IE7 so far for the most part - but
it's not too bad. Opera is also now free.
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