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Criminals Prefer Firefox, Opera Web Browsers

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the choosy-criminals-choose-chimera dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Security researchers at Purewire have leveraged vulnerabilities in malware infrastructure to track the criminals behind it. In a three-month long project, they used security flaws in exploit kits to get operators to expose themselves (Obnoxious interstitial ad between link and content) when they access the kits' admin control panels. Data collected shows that 50% of those tracked use Firefox, while 25% use Opera."

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  1. First-hand experience by peipas · · Score: 5, Funny

    The guy who took the phone off my lap on the train uses Firefox as well. Right?

    What's next, golfers prefer cars that cost more than $100,000?

    Give me a break.

    1. Re:First-hand experience by drinkypoo · · Score: 5, Funny

      Brilliant comment; car analogy, sports reference, syntactically and logically correct. Extra points for engaging both the downtrodden masses and the wealthy ("Hey, I play golf, and I drive a Bentley! This guy is a genius!")

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      "You're right," Fisheye says. "I should have set it on 'whip' or 'chop.'"
  2. Firefox is safe by DigiShaman · · Score: 4, Funny

    One out of two criminals agree. Certifiably badass!

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    Life is not for the lazy.
  3. Re:Gotta love statistics by WarpCode · · Score: 4, Funny

    Its a Microsoft marketing gimmick to make law abiding citizens switch back to IE so that they wont turn into criminals.

    Criminals use firefox. Firefox turns its users into criminals. Dont want to be a criminal? Switch back to IE and be a good person!

  4. Re:Does that make me a criminal? by Jurily · · Score: 4, Funny

    What article? I only read the comments.