FoxIE ??

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mike555

This program seems to good to be true, but I downloaded it and
installed it on my "test" XP computer, and it works great , at least
it does if your one of those people that insist on using Internet
Explorer (like so many of the people whos computers I've had to fix )
or you need to for certin sites .......
I found no spyware in it , but it does put BHO's in IE ....... maybe
you might let me know what you think , should I recommend it to people
who don't want (or are too igornant ) to switch to FireFox ..... it's
at ... www.getfoxie.com (a blatent copy of Firefox's site)
 
This program seems to good to be true, but I downloaded it and
installed it on my "test" XP computer, and it works great , at least
it does if your one of those people that insist on using Internet
Explorer (like so many of the people whos computers I've had to fix )
or you need to for certin sites .......
I found no spyware in it , but it does put BHO's in IE ....... maybe
you might let me know what you think , should I recommend it to people
who don't want (or are too igornant ) to switch to FireFox ..... it's
at ... www.getfoxie.com (a blatent copy of Firefox's site)
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Ran across it on Slashdot yesterday. Been waiting for some feedback also.
 
mike555 said:
This program seems to good to be true
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the first button I clicked in foxie's browser helper took me to the "fecal
matter" page. what the **** is that? Installed, uninstalled in 2 minutes.
JUNK.
 
Ran across it on Slashdot yesterday. Been waiting for some feedback also.
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Another IE shell in the vein of Avant and Maxthon which have been around for
quite some time. I've been using Avant for probably close to 2 years now and
it has many of the same features.
 
Slowhand said:
firefox is the only browser worth using . <--- period.
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Does FF still have the right-click menu option to open the page in IE?

IE does not have (or need) the corresponding function for FF.

Point taken?

Bill T.
 
Bill said:
Slowhand Hussein wrote:



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Does FF still have the right-click menu option to open the page in IE?

IE does not have (or need) the corresponding function for FF.

Point taken?

Bill T.
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No...

just because IE is the most popular browser, thus many webpages were
idealised for working in IE (a non-W3C compliant browser), doesn't make
it good...
 
Guido said:
just because IE is the most popular browser, thus many webpages were
idealised for working in IE (a non-W3C compliant browser), doesn't
make it good...
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Suit yourself. I want a browser that displays web pages correctly. If
FF wants to stick their head in the sand and whine about IE being
"incorrect", fine.

I'll go with what works. Maxthon + IE is the best, IMHO. W3C can pound
sand.

Bill T.
 
Bill said:
Slowhand Hussein wrote:



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Does FF still have the right-click menu option to open the page in IE?

IE does not have (or need) the corresponding function for FF.

Point taken?

Bill T.
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http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/713878

Point taken?


--
"I think computer viruses should count as life. I think it says
something about human nature that the only form of life we have created
so far is purely destructive. We've created life in our own image."

-- Stephen Hawking --
 
The said:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/713878

Point taken?
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That's more than a year old. Got any new ones?

Let's just say I keep IE and WinXP updated and I have never had an
infection.
All browsers have their vulnerabilities, even Opera which claims to be
the most secure of all.

The sky has been falling for many years now, but somehow I've been
missed.

Bill T.
 
Bill said:
Guido wrote:



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Suit yourself. I want a browser that displays web pages correctly. If
FF wants to stick their head in the sand and whine about IE being
"incorrect", fine.

I'll go with what works. Maxthon + IE is the best, IMHO. W3C can pound
sand.

Bill T.
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The heck with cross platform standards, eh? Not everyone uses M$
Windoze, let alone Internet Exploiter.

Ed
 
Installed & noticed that in Add Remove Programs the description is >
Foxie Privacy, Security & Productivity Suite.

It is similar to other Suites, such as ewido, a² free, Aranea
Spywizard, rather than similar to other IE engined browsers.

For those who want to know more about the bho's added, this will tell &
you can leave enabled or disable if required. Works on XP as well.

BHODemon
http://www.spywareinfo.com/downloads/bhod/
 
Ed said:
Not everyone uses M$ Windoze,
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Right you are. Windows only has 95% of the world's PCs. I'm no fan of
MS's business ethics but their products work. I've tried so many
flavors of Linux I've lost count, but they're all crap compared to XP.
To each his own.

Bill T.
 
Do you also want a browser that has security holes and malware codes
written especially for it ? Do you know how many people are reading
your password when you type it into browser window ? Granted, FF is not
immune to attacks, but there's simply more people using IE => more
people interested in exploiting its weaknesses, also mozilla people
seem to take security concerns more seriously.
 
Amamba said:
but there's simply more people using IE => more
people interested in exploiting its weaknesses
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The corollary is there are also more people working to patch the
vulnerabilities. If you recall the recent Zotob episode, MS issued the
patch a week before it hit. Failure to update was what allowed the
thing to spread. A lot of people learned a lesson, I hope.

Bill T.
 
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