[Sca-cooks] Oh, help help!!! Firefox v. IE

[Anne]

Thank you everyone, again.  What a *great* crowd you all are!

No, the BS of Death came from my Windows 98 ... yes, I know -- ick. 
:(    New computer is on the list, just not in the top 5 right now.

I do have Ad Aware (good stuff, there!)  and the Google toolbar is in
place, busily blocking popups.  I will get those other recommendations
operative, too.

I appreciate the help!
Anne  

On Mon, 22 Nov 2004 21:44:33 -0500, Brett McNamara <brettmc at gmail.com> wrote:
> First, FireFox and IE don't conflict with each other directly.
> They'll each beg to be your default browser, but that's about it.
> Given how integrated Windows is with IE, you're generally best off
> just leaving it the default.  Do not uninstall IE!  You probably
> wouldn't be able to kill it all, but you'd still bugger your system.
> 
> I've used FireFox, or some kind Gecko based browser,  for years
> without issue.  I wouldn't worry about that first.  Spyware and all
> the other junk out there, that I worry about.
> 
> If you want you use Windows with peace of mind, you should have a
> personal firewall and a couple of scrubber and blocker programs.  I
> use these as a rule.
> 
> ZoneAlarm -  THE personal firewall.  Poke around, you'll find the free one.
> AdAware -  good for cookie killin' and gator type stuff.
> SpyBot – good for the stuff that AdAware missed.
> 
> Here's a pretty good primer on the usual suspects:
> http://techrepublic.com.com/5100-6264-5285499.html
> 
> If you're Windows XP, I'd patch to the max.  The caveat here is that
> maximum patching can also slow you down; your call.
> 
> Also, if you have broadband, NEVER plug a single computer directly in,
> if you can help it.  Using a gateway router, the standard box people
> use to allow multiple machines to share an Internet connection, will
> buy you extra security goodness.  It's called NAT, if you're curious.
> 
> If your machine in now shockingly slow, download those three programs
> I mentioned and turn the machine off.  Unplug from the Internet, then
> install the firewall and run the checkers.
> 
> Hope this helps,
> 
> Wistan / Brett the computer guy
> 
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