Is it safe to go back to Internet Explorer now?

scorpio13

With the recent IE security flaw i changed over to Firefox.

But does anyone know if it's safe for me to go back to Internet Explorer now?

devizes18193

if you have applied the update from ms then yes

SailorSam

Before the current IE scare i have been been having problems, it kept dying and i had to re-start again, maybe once an hour or more. Since i changed to Firefox i've had no problems, last night i had a go again on IE within an hour it went off again.
I'm sticking with Firefox, just got to change the instant messenger over now

[Deleted User]

scorpio13 wrote: »

With the recent IE security flaw i changed over to Firefox.

But does anyone know if it's safe for me to go back to Internet Explorer now?

Why would you want to? What feature of IE do you want that Firefox doesn't have?

scorpio13

Deleted_User wrote: »

Why would you want to? What feature of IE do you want that Firefox doesn't have?

I do know where you & Sailorsam are coming from, but i just can't get used to Firefox TBH.

I didn't have any problems at all with Internet Explorer before and prefer the IE set up. I suppose, it's just a matter of what i'm used to.

Saying that though, if i do encounter problems with IE or there's another "Security flaw" :rolleyes:, i will consider swapping over to Firefox permanently.

[Deleted User]

IE is renowned for being less secure than Firefox. It's simply a matter of time before there's another flaw with it.

There's loads of cool things Firefox offers e.g. add-ons, see - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/browse/type:1/cat:all?sort=popular

Using Adblock Plus and not being bothered my ton's of ads on websites is a welcome addition.

You could use something like https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1419?application=firefox&id=1419

E Tab - an extension from Taiwan, features: Embedding Internet Explorer in tabs of Mozilla/Firefox...

Conor_3

Deleted_User wrote: »

IE is renowned for being less secure than Firefox. It's simply a matter of time before there's another flaw with it.

Misinformation. The flaws in FF which prompted the release of 3.0.5 were far more serious than anything in IE7 as three of them merely required normal browsing in order to end up with someone being able to run something on your computer.

All browsers have vulnerabilities.

Using Adblock Plus and not being bothered my ton's of ads on websites is a welcome addition.

Same exists for IE.

superscaper

All browsers suffer security flaws. IE is not unique in that, and browser choice is a matter of preference as much as anything. I've been using Firefox and Opera for about 5 years now but I prefer IE7 as my default over both of them. For browsing in general I find compatibility issues with firefox etc outweighs the principle of compliance and I'm happy using IE7 since only thing I'd "need" is just the tabbed browsing. As for security, my personal experience has been I've never had any compromise or infection through IE7 since I used it and in the last few years the only virus infection I got was while using Firefox. I think there's far too much scaremongering over IE and any MS product for that matter.

[Deleted User]

Conor wrote: »

Misinformation. The flaws in FF which prompted the release of 3.0.5 were far more serious than anything in IE7 as three of them merely required normal browsing in order to end up with someone being able to run something on your computer.

All browsers have vulnerabilities.

Same exists for IE.

I wasn't talking about the most recent issue. I was talking in general. Are you telling me IE has had less flaws then Firefox? No...

mulldoonuk

There's an old saying..

never go back!!

busenbust

scorpio13 wrote: »

With the recent IE security flaw i changed over to Firefox.

But does anyone know if it's safe for me to go back to Internet Explorer now?

It's never safe to go back to IE:D Switch over to FF and never look back:beer: