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Originally Posted by kokopedal
I do however feel safe and secure with my firewalls and other security that I have installed in my computer,and they work weather I use ff or ie.
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I suppose that's part of the problem... no firewall or third-party security program can truly protect you from certain types of attacks... You have to remember that if you are able to view the internet, data is coming into your computer from an external source... with Internet Explorer, there are countless weighs to piggy back harmful data with normal data and you never know about it. It's also possible for people to retrieve data from your computer through the same channels... again, without your knowledge.
Firefox is not an integral part of your operating system and as such, is does not have access to parts of your system the same way IE does. Firefox by design cannot exploit most of the security flaws in Windows that are compounded by Internet Explorer.
If you are ever bored, download a connection monitor and shut down all your internet connections... you'll be amazed at what still goes on as long as your computer is connected.
It hasn't been said yet, so I'll bring it up as one final note... Microsoft's approach to business is wholly dependent on INTELLIGENCE. They gather intelligence 24-7 from your computer... they say it is nothing "identifiable" to you, but it tells them how people use there software, what other programs they use, etc, etc... The have built lines of communication into every software package they issue, including OS's. It is the lines that hackers are exploiting for malicious purposes or even to provide intel to other software companies. MS depends on Internet Explorer to connect with computers... that is why it cannot be removed from your system.
For that reason alone, one should feel compelled to seek a third party browser such as firefox. The other reasons have been compellingly told in above posts... of course we are all free to make our own decision... just do so with all of the facts.
Regards,
Mike.