https://www.linuxfortravelers.com/taxonomy/term/276/0 en https://www.linuxfortravelers.com/firefox-2-0-released <p><a href="http://www.spreadfirefox.com/?q=affiliates&amp;id=128844&amp;t=59">Firefox version 2</a> was recently released. I haven't had a chance to install it yet, but it is worth checking out.</p> <p>Firefox is more secure than Internet Explorer, and has more features. Internet Explorer 7 has also been released, but based on the very bad security record of IE, it is not recommended.</p> <p><a href="http://www.spreadfirefox.com/?q=affiliates&amp;id=128844&amp;t=59">Click here to get Firefox</a>.</p> https://www.linuxfortravelers.com/firefox-2-0-released#comment Firefox Free Software Sun, 29 Oct 2006 10:50:39 -0500 LFT 113 at https://www.linuxfortravelers.com https://www.linuxfortravelers.com/download-firefox-browser <p>Internet Explorer is not very secure and if you use it you may end up with a lot of unwanted spyware. Firefox is a free alternative browser that prevents a lot of problems caused by Internet Explorer.</p> <h3>Why Internet Explorer is Unsafe</h3> <p>Internet Explorer is unsafe partly becuase it uses a feature called ActiveX that can allow software to install on your computer without your permission. A current list of Internet Explorer security flaws can be found on <a href="http://secunia.com/product/11/" title="Secunia's web site">Secunia's Vunerability Report</a>. More information about why Internet Explorer is unsafe can be found on <a href="http://browsehappy.com/why/" title="BrowseHappy web site">BrowseHappy.com</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://www.linuxfortravelers.com/download-firefox-browser">read more</a></p> https://www.linuxfortravelers.com/download-firefox-browser#comment Firefox Free Software Windows Security Sun, 16 Apr 2006 18:41:43 -0400 LFT 11 at https://www.linuxfortravelers.com