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Spyware for Firefox Coming This Year?
EvilCowzGoMoo writes "One of the main reasons for the Firefox browser's successful seizure of market share from Microsoft's Internet Explorer is the desire to escape the inundation of PC-slowing spyware. However, spyware experts indicate that with its increased popularity, Firefox itself will become a target for spyware creators." From the article: "Basically, if you use Firefox today, you're not susceptible to any spyware, other than what you download when you're on Kazaa...The spyware writers target mostly Explorer users because that's the most fertile feeding ground for piranha-like (spyware) attacks. They'll watch as Firefox becomes mainstream, they'll see opportunity there and start targeting them."
You are a shill. Sod off.
You're only jealous cos the little penguins are talking to me.
Internet Exploder was not based upon Netscape, but it was based upon the Mosaic Web Browser.
This is probably confused in some techies' minds because IE 3.0 and above have all claimed to be Mozilla in their HTTP User-Agent string.
And of course, since Microsoft did this, the lemmings followed them.
If you run Windows, you have IE, it's fast, it's already loaded. It's not too much of a security concern, if you are already using win.
Exactly! If you're running Windows, you should already be used to reformatting your disk and reinstalling the OS every week, so why bother avoiding any malware?