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running a secure browser
For a long time I have only used IE to go to the MS download page to download something I need, for instance the Power Point Viewer.
FireFox is OK, but it too has problems.
I like Opera, it is free and does a great job for me. Perhaps not for you, but I like it. It too has some leaks.
Someone else here actually pinpointed the problem, not so much the browsers as it is the Internet and the choices we make. I refuse to run IE in the so called secure mode. It cuts to much into where I want to go to do that. Sites that I believe are safe. I have two - make that 3 malware (not antiviruses one is enough and it is never perfect either)that will tell me do not go there, but sometimes they give a false positive. It is all up to the computer operator and we will get some bad stuff occasionally. That is the nature of the web unfortunately. We are not idiots, we use the internet to surf the sites, no matter how careful we are if we really want to surf we will get a virus or other malware occasionally. I average about 1 or 2 per year. Since 1994 I have not had anything that nuked my computer, but some sure made it sick for a while, yes. Just surf have fun but THINK, as IBM used to say, as we surf. And if it seems to good to be true don't go there.
Ed
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How to run Internet Explorer securely...  gusosborne@... | 06/12/07
Exactly  geohuck@... | 10/12/07
GAMES  campbellj78@... | 12/18/08
Games  rMatey | 02/11/09
If you are truly expecting to reach someone to  sjbinaz | 02/06/09
The only TRULY safe computer is...  Roc Riz | 12/17/08
HAHA  LeeC | 02/10/09
What a strange game...  Resuna | 06/12/07
How to run IE7 securely  another voice | 06/12/07
How to run IE Securely  jajanews | 06/16/07
Two words for Two Dangerous Products...  Uncle Buck | 12/11/07
interesting  vilppuu@... | 06/12/07
I agree...  angela_6uk | 06/12/07
What garbage...  finalquest@... | 06/13/07
What nonsence  mdemuth | 06/13/07
Free support  cavanaughtom@... | 06/13/07
Been there done that... from the other end.  Chippolus | 10/11/07
free support  char-sebastian@... | 10/22/07
RE: Free support  HappyHeathen | 10/23/07
RE: Free Support  rMatey | 02/11/09
Interesting free support.  maldain | 06/21/07
What nonsense, indeed!  dorrposter1 | 08/29/07
For the most part.....  todbran@... | 12/16/08
zzzz  Azathothh | 03/19/09
Shhh... let him go...  Chippolus | 10/11/07
Not So Fast  mollenhourb@... | 12/04/07
RE: "70-80% of  JCitizen | 02/10/09
Me too!  supnick@... | 06/13/07
Of course! A simply honest answer that...  JCitizen | 02/10/09
Firefox  thecloth | 06/13/07
Duh what a bunch of whiners  Rndmacts | 06/13/07
Message has been deleted.  Intellihence | 06/13/07
Duh what a bunch of whiners  dhudson_z | 06/20/07
well said - hear hear  mark@... | 07/10/07
whiners  chainstore@... | 08/28/07
Right On!  dorrposter1 | 08/29/07
Nice. Couldn't have said it any better...  Chippolus | 10/11/07
I am glad to see you had those problems too.  sjbinaz | 02/06/09
All software has potential security problems  JDThompson | 02/06/08
Duh what a bunch of whiners  Mashman | 07/10/09
Better not - they just sent out 60+ plus fixes, you might be upset!  fr0thy2. | 06/15/07
What garbage  lucivero@... | 06/20/07
Apple running *nix  aeriform | 06/21/07
Apple not immune  mark@... | 07/10/07
I feel left out.  professordnm | 07/19/07
I'll help you out...  Chippolus | 10/11/07
LMFAO  rkuhn040172@... | 10/11/07
I wish...  Uncle Buck | 12/11/07
Have To Love  StarSniper | 04/13/09
Re: "I feel left out"  reginalh@... | 07/08/09
what garbage?  chainstore@... | 08/28/07
re: What Garbage  char-sebastian@... | 10/22/07
What garbage...  aussieblnd@... | 10/24/07
re: What Garbage - Happy with Ubuntu  binstock@... | 07/08/09
running a secure browser  ebrown1927 | 06/13/07
Excellent Viewpoint  EBathory | 06/19/07
Internet Explorer  iamschatz | 06/13/07
we haven't learned yet  sam9030 | 06/14/07
Why not...  Crabby Guy | 06/20/07
That's EXACTLY what I thought...  suirauqa | 06/20/07
Are you serious  lucivero@... | 06/20/07
Are you serious  aussieblnd@... | 10/24/07
trust your Government  rencorp@... | 07/10/07
What, you don't want to pay $100 a year for your licence?  Chippolus | 10/11/07
"license"  reginalh@... | 07/08/09
Isn't this a little 2004?  username778899 | 06/20/07
Breaks your web pages!  Uncle Buck | 12/11/07
The real problem  lucivero@... | 06/20/07
Perhaps  StarSniper | 04/13/09
To run Securely, Don't run Internet Explorer  bluemountainco@... | 06/21/07
Opera beats Firefox  Ipsenol | 06/22/07
Opera beats Firefox  rMatey | 02/11/09
Opera beats Firefox  Ipsenol | 06/22/07
Not the best advice I've ever had  banksiaparrot | 06/25/07
The Question is WHY are you running IE ?  jackie40d@... | 07/11/07
Why run windows?  bcordes@... | 07/11/07
Dude.. switch banks  i8thecat | 10/11/07
Guess what, you are the square peg. The rest of  sjbinaz | 02/06/09
Complete BS  rkuhn040172@... | 10/11/07
I'm not Jackie.. but.....  i8thecat | 10/11/07
Dont want to learn something New?  Dameadows | 02/10/09
That will be the deciding point  hizaleus | 02/11/09
Complete BS  aussieblnd@... | 10/24/07
Funny...  Uncle Buck | 12/11/07
Who cares about you?  rencorp@... | 07/10/07
We will surf on  admin@... | 07/10/07
To run IE securely  RandyM55 | 07/11/07
Why is it your RUNNING IE ?  jackie40d@... | 07/11/07
Sometimes IE is the only option, not a choice  hizaleus | 02/07/09
How true...  JCitizen | 02/11/09
Same here  Mashman | 07/10/09
to secure IE  bproctor@... | 07/11/07
IE cannot be run with defaults.  XweAponX | 07/11/07
Thank you  Mashman | 07/10/09
Really over-cautious here  Leria | 07/11/07
Really over-cautious here  elmarioc | 07/13/07
LOL.. Norton  i8thecat | 10/11/07
Now don't split a gut! ...=)  JCitizen | 02/11/09
Really over-cautious here  aussieblnd@... | 10/24/07
No  Ffoeg | 12/18/07
You need to state ramifications of changing settings and provide more info.  Irritated_User | 07/14/07
Well stated  BoisD'Arc | 08/14/07
Want a less time-consuming proposition?  i8thecat | 10/11/07
A Great Response  ZD Reader | 08/15/07
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz  aussieblnd@... | 10/24/07
No, you don't  Ffoeg | 12/18/07
Perhaps you should have written the article...  JCitizen | 02/11/09
Not useless, but close to it...  GrizzledGeezer | 08/15/07
IE7 problem  rmhc@... | 08/16/07
IE7  cardinal33 | 12/17/08
Basically what MS recommends but extreme.  outbackdave@... | 08/15/07
Another solution  janmar4765 | 08/15/07
Another solution  aussieblnd@... | 10/24/07
Safer IE  dasprem@... | 08/28/07
ie safer?  chainstore@... | 08/28/07
SAFE BROWSING  info@... | 08/29/07
You are wrong, now get out of my sky.  i8thecat | 10/11/07
SAFE BROWSING  aussieblnd@... | 10/24/07
Fuskers  Ffoeg | 12/18/07
best and secured browser  kurapati24@... | 08/29/07
You said it yourself  Ffoeg | 12/18/07
Better than not knowing!  foutonv@... | 08/29/07
Run Iexplode.exe 7 safely  CarlK2 | 10/11/07
Onerous Security  cburkitt2 | 10/11/07
Agreed  i8thecat | 10/11/07
RE: Getting started (Images: How to run Internet Explorer securely)  ozwes007@... | 10/11/07
Constipation  professordnm | 10/21/07
What's wrong with windows?  andre_m | 10/22/07
What's wrong with windows?  andre_m | 10/22/07
What's wrong with windows?  roo_z | 02/05/09
What bloat?...  JCitizen | 02/11/09
I see were he is coming from  andre_m | 10/23/07
Andre, the word is where.  sjbinaz | 02/06/09
Maybe you should leave the lessons to people who know what they are saying  Ffoeg | 12/18/07
These tips are laughable  ejhonda | 12/17/08
What about running IE in a virtual machine?  richard233 | 12/17/08
RE: Getting started (Images: How to run Internet Explorer securely)  wvyeager | 12/17/08
how to secure IE  vilppuu@... | 12/18/08
If it were just that easy!....  JCitizen | 02/13/09
re/how to secure IE  Mashman | 07/10/09
RE: Getting started (Images: How to run Internet Explorer securely)  sodapopp | 02/05/09
RE: Getting started (Images: How to run Internet Explorer securely)  thomas18 | 02/05/09
RE: Getting started (Images: How to run Internet Explorer securely)  roo_z | 02/05/09
RE: Getting started (Images: How to run Internet Explorer securely)  ajmeyer | 02/05/09
Why did ZDNet re-hash this OLD piece of....  JD the DJ | 02/06/09
RE: Getting started (Images: How to run Internet Explorer securely)  lnimpo | 02/06/09
RE: Getting started (Images: How to run Internet Explorer securely)  giverson000@... | 02/06/09
Needed information despite Firefox  hizaleus | 02/06/09
RE: Getting started (Images: How to run Internet Explorer securely)  Adfaqxplus@... | 02/10/09
How to share a needle safely  bblackmoor@... | 02/10/09
Basically break it yourself.  zclayton2 | 02/11/09
You know what I'm sick of.....  Wobbs1676 | 05/06/09
You know what I'm sick of.....  Daiv_Skinner | 05/06/09
I agree..  JCitizen | 05/07/09
RE: Getting started (Images: How to run Internet Explorer securely)  atari8bit@... | 05/07/09

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