maxthon vs firefox


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Is there a difference in terms of security between maxthon vs firefox? Is one say more secure than the other when surfing the net? I made the switch to firefox about a year ago because I percieved it be more secure (not really sure why) but might make the switch back as firefox is still really lacking some key elements that just make my browsing a little more painful.

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Maxthon is just an IE shell and as such is just as vulnerable as IE, not to mention it's also just as backward as IE in terms of rendering capability. Firefox is still much more secure than MSIE, even the latest update, and also what part of Firefox do you not like? There is most likely an extension that would fix your problem. That's the beauty of Firefox: you can customise the hell out of it.

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for one the drag & go addons aren't that great

super drag & go (i think that's what it's called) isn't supported anymore

drag de go does searches if you drag a link that doesn't have www in front of it

its that one that mostly bugs me, i can't think of more off the top of my head

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Compared to Max, Firefox is a POS, IMHO.

When I last used FF the main directory was

30+ MB's plus the profile folder was near 100 MB's.

Maxthon takes less than 15 MB's and doesn't have

a seperate profiles folder in Docs and Settings.

Firefox is slower than Max because Max uses the

core trident engine in Windows.

In many cases, adding a new extension to FF

will destroy your profile, with Max that doesn't happen.

Max is just as secure as you make it. Your firewall

and anti-virus are the determining factor there.

There are exploits for the gecko engine just as there

are for the trident engine.

Your decision to use one or the other is one you

should make based on your own experience.

Don't depend on the advise of others regarding

your security. There are too many fanboys on

both teams.

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I Would say Maxthon is just if you want more features in your browser, If you want better security and good features too then use Opera or Firefox :)

Simple.

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Compared to Max, Firefox is a POS, IMHO.

When I last used FF the main directory was

30+ MB's plus the profile folder was near 100 MB's.

Maxthon takes less than 15 MB's and doesn't have

a seperate profiles folder in Docs and Settings.

...

In many cases, adding a new extension to FF

will destroy your profile, with Max that doesn't happen.

...

The profile folder stores your cache, so to be fair when counted Maxthon you should include the IE temporary internet files folder. And Maxthon stores it's info in the registry, the way Firefox works is kinda better (case in point, i just installed a new main HD, i just had to drag a single folder over to have all my settings, extensions, etc. back)

And i have only ever had a extension kill a profile once (Piggy Bank), i have been going back and forward with the same profile between different versions of Firefox (e.g. 1.0 and 1.5, 1.5 and 2.0, 2.0 and 3.0) and haven't had any problems.

But... as you said, it's up to the user, use whatever you like more.

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Actually Maxthon stores all its info into .ini files. So it can too be copy/pasted from another hard drive/zip file etc etc. People can go on and on about security but in my opinion, it lies in the hands of the person sitting in front of the computer. I've used Maxthon for years now and I don't remember getting any viruses/spyware/etc while using it.

Also, Maxthon has its own security precautions. That being said, Maxthon 2.0 installs its own patches from its servers which can be enabled/disabled in the option menu. See here for a screenshot.

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Actually Maxthon stores all its info into .ini files. So it can too be copy/pasted from another hard drive/zip file etc etc. People can go on and on about security but in my opinion, it lies in the hands of the person sitting in front of the computer. I've used Maxthon for years now and I don't remember getting any viruses/spyware/etc while using it.

Also, Maxthon has its own security precautions. That being said, Maxthon 2.0 installs its own patches from its servers which can be enabled/disabled in the option menu. See here for a screenshot.

does the latest version of maxthon work well when IE7 is installed?

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I Would say Maxthon is just if you want more features in your browser, If you want better security and good features too then use Opera or Firefox :)

Simple.

i used maxthon for some time, but IE core kind of scared me, so I'm back to Firefox and Opera, using both.

or you can use the gecko engine with maxthon.

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Compared to Max, Firefox is a POS, IMHO.

When I last used FF the main directory was

30+ MB's plus the profile folder was near 100 MB's.

Maxthon takes less than 15 MB's and doesn't have

a seperate profiles folder in Docs and Settings.

Firefox is slower than Max because Max uses the

core trident engine in Windows.

In many cases, adding a new extension to FF

will destroy your profile, with Max that doesn't happen.

Max is just as secure as you make it. Your firewall

and anti-virus are the determining factor there.

There are exploits for the gecko engine just as there

are for the trident engine.

Your decision to use one or the other is one you

should make based on your own experience.

Don't depend on the advise of others regarding

your security. There are too many fanboys on

both teams.

like you're not one. :pinch:

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I gave maxthon 2.0 a try the other day, the interface is nice and fast, and it was alot of features and is reletively secure for my needs, but firefox's extensibility keeps me hooked.

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does the latest version of maxthon work well when IE7 is installed?

Yes very well indeed. I have IE7 installed.

I gave maxthon 2.0 a try the other day, the interface is nice and fast, and it was alot of features and is reletively secure for my needs, but firefox's extensibility keeps me hooked.

Maxthon 2.0 is very customiseably aswell.

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Yes very well indeed. I have IE7 installed.

Maxthon 2.0 is very customiseably aswell.

oh of course, but it's still not as customizable as Firefox is.

Plus the question was in terms of security, and we can all agree that IE is much less secure than Firefox.

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