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stephen_gusterson - 8/9/04 at 10:53 PM

After having yet another browser hijacker install itself on one of my home pc's, ive given up on internet explorer and installed firefox, as mentioned on here a month or so back.

painless. even takes your previous IE settings and bookmarks on board.

If you have been thinking of changing, give it a go. Its go the same look and feel, and you will hardly notice the difference.

except that you wont be targeted quite as easily by rouge programs....

atb

steve

Steve&Steve - 9/9/04 at 12:31 AM

I agree, iv been using firefox over 6mths and its been great for almost everything,

reduces popups,
improves browsing security,
tabbed browsing
& all in all painless.

You can install it along side IE so there is no reason not to try it.

Give it a go!

-Steve-

drmike54 - 9/9/04 at 01:40 AM

I signed on with firefox after I read about it here. Love it NO POP UPS

heinlein - 9/9/04 at 01:41 AM

I agree with all you Steves and Stephen - I've been using about six months also and when I see friends browsing and all the pop-up ads they have to deal with it really makes me appreciate Firefox.
Now I just need to get my e-mail under control, I get roughly 100 spams a day. I make it a point to NEVER buy ANYTHING from a spammer even if it's something I could use.

simonH - 9/9/04 at 05:00 AM

i have been running XP Sp2 for a while now. the popup blocker in IE is very good o probs at all with hijacks. (so far !! )

Hellfire - 9/9/04 at 07:31 AM

quote:
Originally posted by simonH
i have been running XP Sp2 for a while now. the popup blocker in IE is very good o probs at all with hijacks. (so far !! )


Maybe you speak too soon

I've got XP and Googleblock I still get some (what must be Java) pop-ups. However, Wanadoo (of all people) have put a hijacker on my IE frontpage and I can't for the chu*f get rid of it. HiJack doesn't highlight it well enough - if anyone would fancy a look at my bootlog you're welcome!

I have been considering Firefox for a while, but my problems installing XP and motherboards chips and stuff. I need to chill for a while longer before I shake another hornets nest!!!

[Edited on 9-9-04 by Hellfire]

DaveFJ - 9/9/04 at 07:49 AM

Been using Firefox (which is free by the way) for about 2 months now. Speaking as an IT professional it is not very often I get to say "bloody marvelous". BTW install the Firesomething plugin and then populate it with some choice words.... endless source of giggles (my header currently reads - randomly I'll add - : Slippery Gentlemans Lizard )

As for XP SP2.... ARRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

In security terms it's about as much use as tits on a fish. In other terms - it's crap...
Oh and it forces DRM onto you

David Jenkins - 9/9/04 at 07:55 AM

quote:
Originally posted by protofj
As for XP SP2.... ARRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

In security terms it's about as much use as tits on a fish. In other terms - it's crap...
Oh and it forces DRM onto you


<JGF>
Now then children, let's spell this word all together...

L-I-N-U-X
</JGV>

(JGV = "Joyce Grenfell Voice", i.e. "George... don't do that" )

David

[Edited on 9/9/04 by David Jenkins]

stephen_gusterson - 9/9/04 at 08:28 AM

I have tried all of the suggested programs that are supposed to remove hijackers that have been mentioned on this site.

They have all been 'tits on a nun'.

The latest my kids got on by clicking a link from a games site. Whoever wrote the hijacker was a moron. It was so in your face, no one would put up with it for long. Consnant 'pop ups' saying you had a hijacker, and you needed to download some software (yeah right). Do a search, and google screens dissapeared in seconds, to be replaced with a screen full of porn searches.

Put on firefox, all gone.

atb

steve

Hellfire - 9/9/04 at 11:14 PM

I've just had enough with IE6. Firefox downloaded and installed...

Running in tandem for now...

Seems Firefox is winning so far!!!

Hellfire - 9/9/04 at 11:25 PM

IE6 uninstalled....

Firefox - it's the future...

FIRE FOX

cassidym - 10/9/04 at 12:42 AM

David, glad to know there's another Linux fan on this forum - wonder how many Linux geeks are actually registered here.

Hugh Jarce - 10/9/04 at 02:17 AM

I gave up on IE ages ago and gave Firefox a go. It's really good but caused some problems with other software.
I now use MyIE2 which is brill and I am also running the latest incarnation which is called Maxthon. It's only beta at the moment which is why I run them in tandem.

DaveFJ - 10/9/04 at 07:40 AM

I find i need to retain IE for some sites, such a internet banking which insist on using popups for authentication...

Stuart Ainslie - 10/9/04 at 07:43 AM

quote:
Originally posted by protofj
I find i need to retain IE for some sites, such a internet banking which insist on using popups for authentication...


You can still use Firefox and allow pop-ups.
When a pop-up appears, a red cross should appear in the bottom corner. Click on it and it will give you a box to allow pop-ups from that site only.

Stuart

DaveFJ - 10/9/04 at 08:15 AM

trealise that - but some sites are just so restrictive....... On the barclays site for instance if you double click on a button by mistake you get kicked straight out ..

Peteff - 10/9/04 at 08:59 AM

Some plug ins don't work with firefox so you have to go back to IE to view certain sites. If I watch some animations in firefox then try to adjust the volume it crashes and sends an error report. I use the MYIE2 as well Hugh but it is still Internet Explorer with a different front.

DaveFJ - 10/9/04 at 09:23 AM

Interestingly .... view Stuart Ainslies avatar through both......

It is MUCH faster in firefox

JoelP - 10/9/04 at 08:39 PM

i was discussing firefox with my bro the other day, he said he wasnt too impressed with it. cant remember his reason but it seemed good at the time...

Hellfire - 10/9/04 at 09:38 PM

I've had to download a few plugins to get my own website to work!

It's still brilliant tho'...

stephen_gusterson - 10/9/04 at 11:14 PM

ive checked stuarts avatar on both browsers, and she is faster on firefox. but slow is more sexy methinks!

firefox doesnt understand how to play wmv's yet - it just downloads a screen of garbled text!



also, the bullet points by the side of the latest threads on the home page appear outside of the box with fox, but inside with ie!

atb

steve