To anybody still using Internet Explorer

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At0m|c

Veteran XX

• Jun 10, 2004

• #1

STOP!

And get Firefox. Or at least something other than IE. Opera isn't that great though.

 

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{FSC}Godfather

Contributor

Veteran XV

• Jun 10, 2004

• #2

No, I like IE and I think I will keep using it even if you do not approve.

 

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At0m|c

Veteran XX

• Jun 10, 2004

• #3

Just trying to help out. People still come into #tech asking about spyware removal all the time so obviously people are still using IE.

 

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Ztir

Veteran XX

• Jun 10, 2004

• #4

I agree, i only use IE when i don't feel like installing plugins for firefox

 

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Hedge

Veteran X

• Jun 10, 2004

• #5

I use it. If you aren't a dumbass you shouldn't be getting spyware..

 

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{FSC}Godfather

Contributor

Veteran XV

• Jun 10, 2004

• #6

At0m|c said:

Just trying to help out. People still come into #tech asking about spyware removal all the time so obviously people are still using IE.

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Tell them they are dumb, I have only used IE and only once in god know how many years have I ever gotten a toolbar, which I typed into google and found a way to remove it quickly.

 

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At0m|c

Veteran XX

• Jun 10, 2004

• #7

You probably didn't read that article then. All you have to do is visit a site exploiting that hole and you'll get it. Surely MS will release a fix sometime soon but it's still a good reason not to use IE, among others.

 

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KoPoT

Veteran X

• Jun 10, 2004

• #8

I use the google toolbar, and barely ever get spyware. Thanks i'll stick with IE

 

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Soldevi

Veteran XX

• Jun 10, 2004

• #9

Why would I stop using IE when it works fine?

 

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brakums

Contributor

Veteran X

• Jun 10, 2004

• #10

I still use IE and I just recently scanned for spyware after a very long time and came up with nothing.

 

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SuicideSnowman

Veteran XV

• Jun 10, 2004

• #11

liar

 

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link_

Veteran X

• Jun 10, 2004

• #12

i use firefox, but not because i got alot of spyware or pop ups or toolbars. The only toolbar i got was the google toolbar i downloaded to stop pop ups--it did a pretty decent job. I switched to firefox just to check it out and i found out that i like it a whole lot more and u don't have to install anymore plugins than u would on IE. The tabbed browseing is awesome.

 

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At0m|c

Veteran XX

• Jun 10, 2004

• #13

I never got spyware with IE either but there are still people out there that do. Firefox also displays pages correctly according to W3C standards which you probably don't care about, but it also has tabbed browsing and all that other cool stuff. I'm not forcing it on you but it's worth trying. Oh well.

 

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SuicideSnowman

Veteran XV

• Jun 10, 2004

• #14

I've gotten so used to Firefox that I install it right after a fresh format. Only time I use IE is when certain pages don't load right (it's rare).

 

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At0m|c

Veteran XX

• Jun 10, 2004

• #15

Yea only pages I've come across that have had problems are windows update and that T:V beta registration. That's because they were programmed specifically for IE though.

 

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NAT Mav

TW Racing++

Veteran XX

• Jun 10, 2004

• #16

Hedge said:

I use it. If you aren't a dumbass you shouldn't be getting spyware..

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Vash

Veteran X

• Jun 10, 2004

• #17

Internet Explorer sucks. MyIE2 is a whole lot better.

 

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NAT Mav

TW Racing++

Veteran XX

• Jun 10, 2004

• #18

You think your silly little indie browsers are so cool. You should pray that most people keep using IE, or you'll be the next target. VGE

 

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Novart

Veteran X

• Jun 10, 2004

• #19

For all the talk about no more pop-up ads on firefox you guys sure make a lot of ads for it yourself.

 

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DV

Veteran XV

• Jun 10, 2004

• #20

I use Avant Browser, which uses the IE engine (you have to have IE installed to use it.) it adds tabbed browsing and I haven't had much of a problem with spyware. Only a couple times and Google took care of that for me.