re: Getting rid of the malware called IE - TOTALLY! (XP/SP3/IE7)
Saturday, September 20, 2008 at 6:27 am
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Dan Sarandrea, MCSE
(6729 messages posted)
A fully patched IE7 on XP is the functional equivalent from a security perspective
as Firefox or Opera on an overall basis.
At this point in the development of each of these three browsers, all the major holes
are patched, and each of the three gets periodic patches to plug the theoretical
holes the "security research companies" come up with from time to time to play Gotcha
and gather headlines to promote their businesses. The security community seems to
love to do a lot of attention-getting bickering over the relative and comparative
seriousness of these holes. Tempests in teapots.
However, God help you if you use Safari on Windows, that thing's like a piece of
Swiss cheese.
No browser can prevent moronic users from installing XP Antivirus 2009 or Vundo hidden
in a codec pack. Someone with the latest Firefox or Opera plus every anti-malware
program known to man can still get infected if they habitually run their computer
using an Admin account.
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