If You Use Internet Explorer

[Leaderz0rz]

Security experts have uncovered a serious loophole in Microsoft's Internet Explorer web-browser, it has even been recommended by some that users utilise other web-browsers until this exploit is fixed.

    Cert said: "Users should be aware that any website, even those that may be trusted by the user, may be affected by this activity and thus contain potentially malicious code."

    In its round-up of the threat the Internet Storm Center bluntly stated that users should if possible "use a browser other then MS Internet Explorer until the current vulnerabilities in MSIE are patched."


Antivirus firms are presently working on definitions for the exploit. Further information can be found from the source link below.

taken from osnn.net

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3840101.stm

[Bijiy]

Firefox wins again!

[BobTheJanitor]

In even more shocking news reveled today, web browsing experts have discovered that internet explorer, in fact, and I quote, "sucks the big one." There are reports, unconfirmed at this hour, but enjoying much popular support, that people who use intertet explorer exclusively may be "complete idiots."

Hey, don't shoot me, I'm just passing along the news.

[Black Mage]

yes, an orfice in a sea of security holes

[Niteowl]

i wonder if they just reuse the same "IE is borked up the wazoo, use something else until we patch it" spiel for ever. single. time. they get haxed...

[A Boojum Snark]

But I like IE No other damn browser has ever been something I liked, and the reason for that is IE is like part of the OS. I tell it to open, it opens, instantly. I don't like having to wait 1-2 seconds for a browser when im going to be spending a whole 5 seconds clicking a link and checking some reference for mapping or such.

[Tombomb]

BOO i only use IE cuz its simple and quick all the other ones look so dum a noobish.  if i have it and not use it is that ok? what other browser could i use that simple and fast

[Dubbilex]

http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/

[Dark]

i use avant browser which has the same user friendliness as IE

it can be found here

edit: i also have firefox tbh

[BobTheJanitor]

(avant is a pretty skin on the IE engine... don't trust it, it will eat your children when you're not looking)

[devicenull]

But I like IE No other damn browser has ever been something I liked, and the reason for that is IE is like part of the OS. I tell it to open, it opens, instantly. I don't like having to wait 1-2 seconds for a browser when im going to be spending a whole 5 seconds clicking a link and checking some reference for mapping or such.

ABS, my mozilla open in 5 seconds.. by open I mean launch, display ctrlaltdel, gpf, penny-arcade, lm.org forums, and another forum site, and gmail.  I can just check all the sites I need to at one time, and not have to type in url's over and over again.  Its like a home page, but better ;P

Mozilla has a quick launch feature that preloads everything, so it launches instantly.. I suggest anyone with mozilla use it

18mb of memory for instant launch is worth it all

[Clashen]

FireFox opens faster than IE for me, like ½sec but faster!

[Grimm]

I remember a day when everyone was "ogm netscape and aol suz0rz use Internet Explorer it si teh r0x0rz". I wish people would make up their damned minds or just shut up.

[Dubbilex]

I remember a day when everyone was "ogm netscape and aol suz0rz use Internet Explorer it si teh r0x0rz". I wish people would make up their damned minds or just shut up.

Firefox is quite a bit different than netscape.  When the Netscape navigator browser was opensourced in 1999 (or so I think I recall), the Mozilla team built Mozilla on it - however it's important to keep in mind that they streamlined and refined it to make it the far greater browser that we see today in Firefox.

So yeah - it was based on Netscape, sure, but definitely isn't the same thing.  There is very little (I can actually think of nothing) that IE has over Firefox.  Firefox is simply faster, more intuitive, easier to use, and better looking.  Now that I think, the only downside to Firefox is the need to install flash into it to get any .swf's to actually play.

Otherwise, it was a complete no-brainer for me  :blink:

[A Boojum Snark]

I have FireFox on my system and use it from time to time for various reasons, and as bob said avant isnt a different browser. I've just never liked any other browsers, I'm picky <_<

[Satiagraha]

FireFox for teh win!

[devicenull]

IE has very few things over other browers:
Its IMPOSSIBLE to get rid of, its built into windows, ffs
ActiveX (That really isnt an advantage, but you need it for windows update)

All this just makes me want to get steam working in freebsd more and more :/

[X-S-Z]

So, firefox is THE browzer to have?

[Dubbilex]

So, firefox is THE browzer to have?

Pshh - if you wanna be cool and hang with this hip crowd.... B)

[Black Mage]

But I like IE No other damn browser has ever been something I liked, and the reason for that is IE is like part of the OS. I tell it to open, it opens, instantly. I don't like having to wait 1-2 seconds for a browser when im going to be spending a whole 5 seconds clicking a link and checking some reference for mapping or such.

thats because windows preloads it, tell it not to by setting another browser to default and not allowing windows to load ie and you'll shave a few seconds off of your boot time