Net security progs

[LeftEyeNine]

*runs like hell*

MAXTHON MAXTHON MAXTHON !!! K-YAAAAAH !!

*runs past like hell*

[Nikpalj]

Had AVG find some viruses once again this morning - this prog is definitely doing it's job, I have no complaints so far...

While I can see that using any other browser then I.E. is probably *a better solution*, I'm unwilling to deinstall my Firefox (which I rather like) just to try out Opera. Then again, I may be wrong...

Is Opera a better choice then Firefox, your opinions, please! :)

[Lemur]

While I can see that using any other browser then I.E. is probably *a better solution*, I'm unwilling to deinstall my Firefox (which I rather like) just to try out Opera. Then again, I may be wrong...

Is Opera a better choice then Firefox, your opinions, please! :)

There's no need to uninstall Firefox to run Opera; to the best of my knowledge, you can have both running on the same machine with no conflicts.

Opera has two distinct advantages over Firefox in terms of security:

1. It is closed source, which would normally be a disadvantage, except that:
2. Opera has a smaller market share than IE and FF. This means that it is a smaller target for spyware and malware creators.

I have seen no studies of real-world security differences between Firefox and Opera, but both of the above points are valid. Personally, I find Firefox plenty secure.

[caravel]

There's no need to uninstall Firefox to run Opera; to the best of my knowledge, you can have both running on the same machine with no conflicts.

Opera has two distinct advantages over Firefox in terms of security:

1. It is closed source, which would normally be a disadvantage, except that:
2. Opera has a smaller market share than IE and FF. This means that it is a smaller target for spyware and malware creators.

I have seen no studies of real-world security differences between Firefox and Opera, but both of the above points are valid. Personally, I find Firefox plenty secure.

Firefox's open source nature wouldn't be a problem if it was patched/updated much more frequently than it is. The problem with Firefox is that it's now getting much more popular. Back in the old days of Mozilla 1.5/1.6 and Firebird and early Firefox the browser was so little known that you didn't really have to worry about it.