Comments on: A Good Reason to Use Firefox (Internet Explorer Virus) http://forthardknox.com/2008/12/16/a-good-reason-to-use-firefox-internet-explorer-virus/ Politically-Conservative Web 2.0 Activists Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:10:40 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Jenn Sierra http://forthardknox.com/2008/12/16/a-good-reason-to-use-firefox-internet-explorer-virus/comment-page-1/#comment-10212 Jenn Sierra Sun, 11 Jan 2009 17:11:07 +0000 http://forthardknox.com/?p=7181#comment-10212 Thanks for the quesstion, Everette. From what I've read, it would depend on whether or not the site you left you IE on was under attack. Although I've not yet read any report of Microsoft releasing a patch for the virus, there are reports that AVG 8 may provide protection from it: http://www.istockanalyst.com/mobile/viewarticle/articleid/2887715 I'm a new fan of AVG, but I'd still recommend using Firefox or some other browser like Google Chrome (which has also received good ratings) whenever possible. Thanks for the quesstion, Everette. From what I’ve read, it would depend on whether or not the site you left you IE on was under attack.

Although I’ve not yet read any report of Microsoft releasing a patch for the virus, there are reports that AVG 8 may provide protection from it: http://www.istockanalyst.com/mobile/viewarticle/articleid/2887715

I’m a new fan of AVG, but I’d still recommend using Firefox or some other browser like Google Chrome (which has also received good ratings) whenever possible.

]]> By: Everette Munroe http://forthardknox.com/2008/12/16/a-good-reason-to-use-firefox-internet-explorer-virus/comment-page-1/#comment-10211 Everette Munroe Sun, 11 Jan 2009 16:09:14 +0000 http://forthardknox.com/?p=7181#comment-10211 Is it possible to get the virus by leaving the Internet Explorer status set to online and Using Firefox for browsing Is it possible to get the virus by leaving the Internet Explorer status set to online and Using Firefox for browsing

]]> By: forthardknox http://forthardknox.com/2008/12/16/a-good-reason-to-use-firefox-internet-explorer-virus/comment-page-1/#comment-10188 forthardknox Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:16:00 +0000 http://forthardknox.com/?p=7181#comment-10188 Nope, never ends. Nope, never ends.

]]> By: Buffoon http://forthardknox.com/2008/12/16/a-good-reason-to-use-firefox-internet-explorer-virus/comment-page-1/#comment-10187 Buffoon Sun, 04 Jan 2009 21:50:28 +0000 http://forthardknox.com/?p=7181#comment-10187 Funny you should mention Firefox. Its what I use and recently I was forced to use a machine that only had Explorer... no viruses but Explorer had everything centered on my blog but looked fine in Firefox.... never ends huh? Funny you should mention Firefox.
Its what I use and recently I was forced to use a machine that only had Explorer… no viruses but Explorer had everything centered on my blog but looked fine in Firefox….

never ends huh?

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