[Sca-cooks] Oh, help help!!! Firefox v. IE
Anne
juliane.rose at gmail.com
Mon Nov 22 20:06:17 PST 2004
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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