♠Grim♂ Reaper 1666◙ 17 Report post Posted December 18, 2008 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7788687.stm i'd switch to another browser temporaily. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Saiyaman 0 Report post Posted December 18, 2008 Old... Everyone get FireFox, IE sucks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
archer9234 20 Report post Posted December 18, 2008 Why would you WANT to use IE. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike 214 Report post Posted December 18, 2008 I use IE, it's just convenient, but yeah as GS said, old news, plus the fix for this was released today. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Johny-The-Dot-Damn 1 Report post Posted December 18, 2008 IE is horrible. It so damn slow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike 214 Report post Posted December 18, 2008 Ah you see on the contrary I find FireFox to be slow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RG 1 Report post Posted December 18, 2008 dunno... For me, FF is the most slow, then comes IE/Opera/Safari/any others, and the fastest for me is Google Chrome Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Johny-The-Dot-Damn 1 Report post Posted December 18, 2008 On the contrary, I have discovered that Firefox is about 35% faster then IE. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike 214 Report post Posted December 18, 2008 On the contrary, I have discovered that Firefox is about 35% faster then IE. Couldn't be more pleased for you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
K.I.T.T. 2 Report post Posted December 19, 2008 idc about how fast it is. i prefer the layout and the features of firefox over any other web browser Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ELBdelorean 2 Report post Posted December 19, 2008 Safari's a great browser...it just doesn't let you save your tabs like Firefox does. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Indi. 0 Report post Posted December 19, 2008 Internet Explorer fails again Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Doc 0 Report post Posted December 19, 2008 Don't you need Internet Explorer to download stuff from Microsoft? I tried downloading updates and stuff from Microsoft and Firefox never opens a download thing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Johny-The-Dot-Damn 1 Report post Posted December 19, 2008 Internet Explorer fails again IE always fails. Don't you need Internet Explorer to download stuff from Microsoft? I tried downloading updates and stuff from Microsoft and Firefox never opens a download thing. Actually, you can. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daangelo29 5 Report post Posted December 19, 2008 lol I was expecting to find a topic like this in the forums for...3 days now. Don't you need Internet Explorer to download stuff from Microsoft? I tried downloading updates and stuff from Microsoft and Firefox never opens a download thing. Yes on XP. No on Vista. Windows Vista's Windows Update is now a separate program -- you no longer need Internet Explorer to download updates and stuff. If you need updates, you just have to run the Windows Update program then that program does the downloading and updating for you. I rarely use IE in Vista, anyways, and also hackers will have to go a long way before they can hack Vista or create viruses and spywares for Vista, so I'm 95-100% safe for now (the 5% is when I actually get invaded by viruses, those viruses try to hack Vista's totally-different Windows Explorer but fails, then eventually Explorer crashes on me like s***). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Knight Industries 0 Report post Posted December 19, 2008 because of this topic i got Mozilla Firefox and its THE BEST IN THE HISTORY OF MANKIND!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daangelo29 5 Report post Posted December 19, 2008 because of this topic i got Mozilla Firefox and its THE BEST IN THE HISTORY OF MANKIND!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Not the best in my opinion. I happen to know Mozilla Firefox flaws too (both the latest and older versions). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Doc 0 Report post Posted December 19, 2008 Then which one is the best? FF1, FF2, or FF3? I don't like FF3's new look and FF3 is slow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daangelo29 5 Report post Posted December 19, 2008 Then which one is the best? FF1, FF2, or FF3? I don't like FF3's new look and FF3 is slow. FF3. I like the new look. And the reason why FF3 is slow is the same reason why the mod fails or slows down on your PC. FF1 and FF2 have too many flaws compared to FF3. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EarthwormJim 1 Report post Posted December 21, 2008 Use Opera not Firefox Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daangelo29 5 Report post Posted December 22, 2008 Use Opera not Firefox Opera also has flaws. I remember having 3 viruses invading my computer and affecting both my Firefox and Opera (latest versions). The viruses sabotaged Opera, rendering it useless, and even though I try to reinstall it they still render it useless. Firefox, on the other hand, only (annoyingly) altered its settings, where the settings differ every time I open Firefox. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joe Statler 0 Report post Posted December 22, 2008 lol what kind of firewall and/or virus software are you using? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EarthwormJim 1 Report post Posted December 22, 2008 yeah, the browser you use doesnt affect your security at all, it depends on what antivirus software and firewalls you use Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daangelo29 5 Report post Posted December 22, 2008 lol what kind of firewall and/or virus software are you using? It was actually a test. I put those viruses on purpose. I tested 3 viruses that time, all programmed by me -- 1st is capable of altering Windows Explorer to hack through its settings, have itself installed onto all hard drives and plugged-in flash drives, and, most importantly, get data via Windows Explorer; 2nd is a "downloadable virus" that, when downloaded and installed to the computer via cookies, is capable of taking data from that computer and send them immediately to the "hacker PC" (my friend's PC); and the third is the combination of both -- a powerful virus capable of sabotaging the system by completely altering Windows' files for the sake of hacking through important data. During the test, I tried installing the first virus via portable flash drive, the second via website, and third via website, flash drive and CD-ROM. I've tested 9 security programs that time, and they all failed miserably at stopping all 3 viruses, except for one -- SpySweeper. The following, during the test, were sabotaged by the viruses, rendering them useless, both with and without the security programs (exclud. SpySweeper): Opera Mozilla Firefox Internet Explorer 7 Steam GameSpy Arcade Some of the Adobe Creative Suite 3 programs World of Warcraft Half-Life 2 Microsoft Visual Studio programs Virtual CD and the like Windows Media Player Notepad Paint Command Prompt WinZip Java and Flash DivX All instant messaging programs SpyDoctor 5 AVG Internet Security Suite's Resident Shield AVG Internet Security Suite's Virus Vault Driver software for NVIDIA GeForce cards Driver software for Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3000 cards Windows Explorer DirectX Diagnostic Tool Windows XP itself Printer, keyboard, mouse Hard drives, flash drives etc... Also, all browsers should have security features to keep viruses and spywares at bay and keeping itself from being sabotaged by them. For instance, this "internet explorer flaw" we're discussing here concerns a security hole in IE. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joe Statler 0 Report post Posted December 22, 2008 (edited) It was actually a test. I put those viruses on purpose. I tested 3 viruses that time, all programmed by me Just as long as you don't set it loose onto the internet your ok in my book. If you do plan to set it loose I have one thing to say, "It's ppl like you that give hackers a bad name" Edited December 22, 2008 by Honest Joe Statler Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
