Will switching from Internet Explorer make you safer?

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  1. whs
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    pdaneophyte said:
    richc46 said:
    I think if you use MSE, Malwarebytes, a good Firewall and most of all common sense,

    you will be safe. Is IE8 less secure than some of the other, maybe so, but does not

    make much difference if you use the above for security.
    It's not common sense that is needed, but caution & a healthy dose of suspicion.
    Agreed, but often you cannot control that. The other day I downloaded an absolutely benign program from Broderbund (a reputable site). Some trojan was trailing the download (must be like the subs were trailing ships thru the minefields in WWII). But MSE caught the trojan.
    Lesson learned: Even with common sense and careful behavior, it pays to have the best defenses available.
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       #12

    Night Hawk said:
    January 22nd, 2010

    Will switching from Internet Explorer make you safer?

    Posted by Ed Bott @ 3:47 am

    The panic over this month’s wave of targeted, zero-day attacks against Google, Adobe, and other companies is over. Microsoft has released a security update for Internet Explorer that patches the underlying vulnerabilities, and everyone can breathe a sigh of relief.

    But what does this episode say about Internet Explorer? I’ve seen several pundits argue that Internet Explorer is inherently unsafe. I think they’re overreacting. Yes, there is a case to be made for using a different browser, especially one with a lower market share that is targeted less frequently than Internet Explorer. (And if you’re too impatient to read this entire post, then skip to the last page for that discussion.) But it’s also true that switching browsers is a small part of a comprehensive, defense-in-depth security strategy.

    One thing’s for certain: Changing browsers isn’t a magic bullet, and it might not have made a difference in this case, as I explain in this post.
    Rest of 5 page blog at: Will switching from Internet Explorer make you safer? | Ed Bott’s Microsoft Report | ZDNet.com
    Fantastic read, thanks :)
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  3. whs
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       #13

    Ed Bott is always right on target. Good find Night Hawk.
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    whs said:
    Ed Bott is always right on target. Good find Night Hawk.
    Agreed, no (security) pun intended Lol. Yes, he's got a nice writing style too; always an enjoyable and educational read. Everybody: make sure to have read if you have the time :)
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       #15

    He's one of the main contributers at ZD Net there for various reports abd blogs, reviews on things. I see that name quite a bit when going through the "Latest" daily at that site. He provides a good amount of detail for things he writes there to note.

    Getting winged by a bug while at an apparently "clean" site? This is what happened when simply clicking on the green checked marked Bing search results and "surprize"!

    It never hurts to be a little overprotective at times to say the least. This is why having some additional layer of IE security will do more to help in keeping bugs off in the first place. When you hit a bad site alarm bells sound off giving you a chance to say: "I'm out of here!" .............zzzzzzzzzoom!!!
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