Comments on: Take THAT IE Fan Boy http://downgrade.org/2009/01/30/take-that-ie-fan-boy The rantings and insight of an ethical hacker, coder and IT samurai. Fri, 02 Sep 2011 16:19:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Bryan Murphy http://downgrade.org/2009/01/30/take-that-ie-fan-boy/comment-page-1#comment-87921 Bryan Murphy Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:55:56 +0000 http://downgrade.org/?p=335#comment-87921 I do agree that the sites a user chooses to visit has a large bearing on the volume of malware one is exposed to, but a number of high profile cases exist in which legitimate popular sites become infected and distribute malware to visitors. Firefox is a good choice for browsing because you can block 3rd party cookies, have it clear all cache and history on exit and with plugins completely disable java-script and ads unless you opt-in. Its not safe, but safer. A few good examples of IE being a poor choice are the browser helper objects (BHO), activex and this... Open windows explorer (not internet explorer) type in http://google.com and hit enter. Observe. I do agree that the sites a user chooses to visit has a large bearing on the volume of malware one is exposed to, but a number of high profile cases exist in which legitimate popular sites become infected and distribute malware to visitors.

Firefox is a good choice for browsing because you can block 3rd party cookies, have it clear all cache and history on exit and with plugins completely disable java-script and ads unless you opt-in. Its not safe, but safer.

A few good examples of IE being a poor choice are the browser helper objects (BHO), activex and this…

Open windows explorer (not internet explorer) type in http://google.com and hit enter. Observe.

]]> By: LOBO http://downgrade.org/2009/01/30/take-that-ie-fan-boy/comment-page-1#comment-87920 LOBO Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:46:03 +0000 http://downgrade.org/?p=335#comment-87920 I love this article/posting of your facts and findings. I am a avid user of Internet Explorer more exclusively for the choices of not accepting cookies from third party, and controlling session from one interface rather than scripting solutions. I utilize and support a full range of Microsoft Products for pay, and I care for the lambs that wonder to the slaughter on the net for their facebook, Myspace, Shopping, Tax Filing, onlinebanking and their porn. So for me it isnt the browser that is the issue it is the web, and web 2.0 vulnerabilities that are going to be the pathways to fixing and wiping, and reinstalling windows operating systems. I love my windows o/s platforms, but too many resistors out there think that if you run windows and any browser but I.E. will be better and safe. WRONG. A bad/infested website is exactly that, no browser choice will fix that. With that being said, you linux afficionados will rally on that and exclaim " that is why you run linux " ha. Lobo I love this article/posting of your facts and findings.

I am a avid user of Internet Explorer more exclusively for the choices of not accepting cookies from third party, and controlling session from one interface rather than scripting solutions.

I utilize and support a full range of Microsoft Products for pay, and I care for the lambs that wonder to the slaughter on the net for their facebook, Myspace, Shopping, Tax Filing, onlinebanking and their porn.

So for me it isnt the browser that is the issue it is the web, and web 2.0 vulnerabilities that are going to be the pathways to fixing and wiping, and reinstalling windows operating systems.

I love my windows o/s platforms, but too many resistors out there think that if you run windows and any browser but I.E. will be better and safe. WRONG. A bad/infested website is exactly that, no browser choice will fix that.

With that being said, you linux afficionados will rally on that and exclaim ” that is why you run linux ” ha.

Lobo

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