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This subject seems to be gaining momentum every day. Many reputable security related and non-security related websites state this as a fact. I often wonder how these people that are non-technical in nature can make such a statement. To me, there is a perception that FireFox is more secure than Internet Explorer because of the fact that FireFox is currently a much smaller target in terms of the number of active users, and thus does not have as many publicized security issues.
As FireFox gains popularity and more users migrate towards using the browser, the spyware/adware/malware authors will find ways to exploit FireFox just as they have with Internet Explorer and other popular software titles.
Internet Explorer is not without its own flaws, but has received a bad reputation regarding security especially with the use of ActiveX Controls as they allow a hacker or spyware/adware application full access to the system. FireFox has the same issues with the XPCOM plugins - if a user allo...
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