[Vista] IE7 or Firefox?


IE7 or Firefox?  

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  1. 1. Under Vista, which would be safer; IE7 or Firefox 2.0

    • IE7
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I'm curious to know which browser would be safest under Vista; IE7 or Firefox. IE7 runs in protected mode and isolation from other programs under Vista, making it at least difficult for malware to attack the computer, so I'm guessing IE7 is the way to go here, but am I missing anything?

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Why IE7 and Firefox. Shouldn't it be IE7 or Other? Since there are other browsers that also don't have protected mode? Other than that I still think it would be Firefox given the choices. I've seen some toolbars still be there after installing many and recovering to the original deefault through the protection mode. I think it was the Yahoo toolbar at the time, but I'mnot certain, so that doesn't give me very much reason to believe the protected mode is really doing everything it can.

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Why IE7 and Firefox. Shouldn't it be IE7 or Other? Since there are other browsers that also don't have protected mode? Other than that I still think it would be Firefox given the choices. I've seen some toolbars still be there after installing many and recovering to the original deefault through the protection mode. I think it was the Yahoo toolbar at the time, but I'mnot certain, so that doesn't give me very much reason to believe the protected mode is really doing everything it can.

Opera is still a bit flaky under Vista (9.20) - for the most part, it's fine, but it has difficulties with my scroll wheel, that FF and IE7 just don't have. Was able to find Vista-ish themes for those browsers so they match Vista a bit better too.

I use FF or Opera, almost never use IE.

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I'm curious to know which browser would be safest under Vista; IE7 or Firefox. IE7 runs in protected mode and isolation from other programs under Vista, making it at least difficult for malware to attack the computer, so I'm guessing IE7 is the way to go here, but am I missing anything?

If you know a large part of Malware are spread in the form of Active X, you will know that Firefox is the better answer since it's Active X insulated

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Well, depends. Vanilla install I would hope that IE7 should be safer than Firefox if it's running under sandbox mode. Since not all malware spreads through ActiveX and Firefox is not malware-proof like some people may want it to appear. However since you're making this poll and specifically asking the question I would venture to assume that you're security conscious and would take the effort to install two very important extensions: NoScript and CookieSafe. These two extensions together give you much more control than IE7's sandbox could ever dream to offer. And with them Firefox is MUCH more secure than IE7.

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i was using opera before vista, now vista is out and opera isnt so crash hot on it im using ie7. tried ff and didnt notice anything special about it. i havent had security problems for longer than i can remember (over 10 years). you just gotta be smart about these things and youll be fine regardless of what browser youre using (take the last of that loosely)

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FUD, BS, whatever you want to call it. That article is crap, here is the real FirefoxMyths. Here is a quote from the site:

Full disclosure

I personally use Mozilla Firefox for casual web browsing and regularly promote the use of modern browsers such as Firefox, Opera, and, currently to a lesser extent, Safari. I do not promote the use of Internet Explorer mostly due to its relatively poor standards support and security record, as well as its history of abandoning development efforts. I wrote this page in response to a few other "myths" articles which presented bias, misinformation, and deception. My intention for this page is not to promote my personal views, but to address some recurring false claims either in favor of, against, or neutral toward Mozilla Firefox and to present the truth in a balanced manner. The information on this page is based on my own research and may contain errors. If you believe something on this page is inaccurate or unbalanced, please e-mail me or visit the discussion forum.

Other Firefox Myths article

There is another similar article on the Web also entitled "Firefox Myths" which has been spammed on hundreds of websites. The article contains some deliberate misquotes from me and several others who pointed out flaws in the page, and it also contains other lies and libel. The author has even posed as me and used several other names to advertise his page. He has an extensive history of lying about his identity and relation to the article, and his persistent spam techniques and trolling have gotten him permanently banned from many websites including digg, Neowin, and TechSpot. His article has been shown to have many factual errors (source 1, 2), many of which were apparently deliberate, and it should be regarded with the highest degree of skepticism.

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well... the more detached from a specific OS my browser is, the better. less vulnerabilities that might incur in the compromising of the OS.

Firefox for me when i tried vista. not to mention that IE7 is slow on Vista and on XP for me.

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least I can say most are responding with intelligent answers. most times on these polls its the m.s. fanboys who immediately attack anyone referring others to firefox. There is no doubt both browsers have their good points and bad points. however in the end there isn't a question that firefox is the better browser. Does firefox have issues just like internet explorer ? Of course. but at the end of the day Id much rather have firefox the I.E. 7 anyday thats a fact. the only ones that will argue that point are the m.s. fanboys who insist that i.e. 7 is the greatest thing since sliced bread. but let them believe that in their own minds. real tech people know in the end what browser they want for everyone else its a matter of opinion.

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I didn't vote for any.. I just got a fresh install of Vista and I used both Firefox and IE7 on vista before I reformatted. I now use OPERA and it has a way faster load up time and it barely hogs any memory. If you can try OPERA, it's a great browser.

If not use IE7..

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Ohh you should have the poll edited to IE7+ just to make things clear :p Personally I would take the sandbox over FF or Opera even tho I have Opera as well.

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I dont mean to ignight any kind of "war" here or anything, but personally, I dont see how anything other than IE7 can be the safest browser on Vista? :blink:

IE7 runs in protected mode, which means that its pretty much isolated from the rest of your computer when its running. Therefore, any vulnerabilities or virus's etc that there may be cant really do anything to your system?

No other browser has this in Vista, so any vulnerabilities or virus's etc that there may be can cause more damage if you are using Firefox or Opera etc, than if you were using IE7?

Therefore, IE7 is the most secure browser for Vista by a country mile :)

Btw, I am an ex-Firefox user on XP :)

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When in Vista (I dual-boot with XP) I use Internet Explorer. IE7 is relatively safe if you don't do stupid things, and it looks soooo much prettier than Firefox (superficial, I know)

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