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Amazon wants me to upgrade browser

cacti
cacti Posts: 170 Forumite
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I was about to log in to Amazon when I noticed a message at the top of the screen which said my browser needed upgrading if I wanted to continue using Amazon. This was because of security concerns. Last time I tried to upgrade the IE browser, I was told that I was using the latest version available for my computer which is runnning Windows Vista. Is Amazon right? Do I need to upgrade to something else? Thanks.

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  • Knarf44
    Knarf44 Posts: 557 Forumite
    You probably won't get a later version of IE for Vista than you have. If a later version isn't offered to you in Window Updates then you'll have to use an alternative browser eg Chrome or Firefox being 2 other popular programs.

    Amazon's recommendation is because the version of IE you are using is not as secure as later versions for Windows 7 and 8/8.1.
  • JJ_Egan
    JJ_Egan Posts: 20,281 Forumite
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    Are they right yes as you are probably running an old version of IE if is a Vista machine .
    Multiple browsers available Firefox and Chrome are both up to date but not really sure if they work on Vista .
  • cacti
    cacti Posts: 170 Forumite
    Does this mean that the browser is insecure for other websites as well as Amazon? I have never been asked to do this with banks or any other website.
  • Knarf44
    Knarf44 Posts: 557 Forumite
    Another thought, a company called Comodo that offers some pretty decent free internet security and anti virus software also offer free browsers. "DRAGON" is essentially a more secure version of Google Chrome and "ICE DRAGON" is a more secure version of Firefox.

    You can read about both on the Comodo website: https://www.comodo.com/home/browsers

    Haven't installed either for a while so I'd advise watching any installation process carefully and untick any boxes offering third party applications.
  • Knarf44
    Knarf44 Posts: 557 Forumite
    cacti wrote: »
    Does this mean that the browser is insecure for other websites as well as Amazon? I have never been asked to do this with banks or any other website.

    Possibly. Personally , I wouldn't be doing internet banking or entering credit card details in an older version of IE just not worth the risk.
  • cacti
    cacti Posts: 170 Forumite
    Thanks for all the advice, everyone. I will investigate what has been suggested and download a more up to date browser.
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