Internet Explorer problems?

[Lex_Luthor]

I know what the problem is. It's that you're using IE! IE is a horrible browser IMHO. Like said above, get Firefox or Google Chrome. I haven't used Chrome yet, but I've heard good things about it. Anyone know if it's compatible with Linux? I would venture to assume so.

[weirjf]

I know what the problem is. It's that you're using IE! IE is a horrible browser IMHO. Like said above, get Firefox or Google Chrome. I haven't used Chrome yet, but I've heard good things about it. Anyone know if it's compatible with Linux? I would venture to assume so.

I've found that the large majority of complaints about OS and apps aren't the OS and apps. I've owned 4 computers in 15 years and I've never had an issue with crashes, lockups, blue screens, viruses, malware, etc...

I build my computer with hardware I know works well with each other and are stable and I stay off of gray sites (porn, warez, etc). I don't even have an antivirus installed, I have a thumb drive with an updated AV that runs a scan every night and I have never gotten a virus on any of my computers. Most of that is just knowing what not to do, open and click on.

The only exception would be - Windows ME and Windows Vista which had issues from day 1. I hate those guys so much.

[Hoosier]

I've found that the large majority of complaints about OS and apps aren't the OS and apps. I've owned 4 computers in 15 years and I've never had an issue with crashes, lockups, blue screens, viruses, malware, etc...

I build my computer with hardware I know works well with each other and are stable and I stay off of gray sites (porn, warez, etc). I don't even have an antivirus installed, I have a thumb drive with an updated AV that runs a scan every night and I have never gotten a virus on any of my computers. Most of that is just knowing what not to do, open and click on.

That's not safe. It's only a matter of time before you pick up a piece of malware. Even "safe" sites run banners that come from advertising networks, and I have personally seen (on a site I managed) advertisers trying to feed malware out through banners. You need something that's monitoring each website as it loads. My two cents, of course, but in the event you get a virus, are you ever going to trust that install again?

I say we blast off and nuke the site from orbit, it's the only way to be sure.

H.

[Zundfolge]

Gotta agree with Hoosier here, weirjf you're playing Russian Roulette (unless all you do with your computer is visit this forum and maybe play a little solitaire).

Of course my computers at home run without any anti-virus protection without any problems but then again one of them is running OSX and the other Linux Mint 10

[Byte Stryke]

One of the problems with becoming Popular
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/...c-invulnerable

Does this mean doom and gloom.
Not at all, it only means that the larger the potential infection market, the larger the risk becomes. OSX has become large enough that the Malware writers are taking interest.

I would still say it is safer and more stable than windows.

[weirjf]

One of the problems with becoming Popular
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/...c-invulnerable

Does this mean doom and gloom.
Not at all, it only means that the larger the potential infection market, the larger the risk becomes. OSX has become large enough that the Malware writers are taking interest.

I would still say it is safer and more stable than windows.

That's exactly it. MS is the easier and bigger target, any OS can be hacked/cracked/infected/exploited if you put enough time and energy into making the tool.

[clublights]

One of the problems with becoming Popular
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/...c-invulnerable

Does this mean doom and gloom.
Not at all, it only means that the larger the potential infection market, the larger the risk becomes. OSX has become large enough that the Malware writers are taking interest.

I would still say it is safer and more stable than windows.

my only problem with that "virus" is you still have to type in your admin password.

never type in your password unless you know why your doing it .........

if your really paranoid.... make a second account on the machine and give it no admin rights and use that for surfing and general computing.

[Zundfolge]

Popularity of the OS isn't why Windows has more virii than any other OS, the main reason is the effing Registry.

Do away with the Registry (which doesn't exist in any of the *nix based OSs) and you eliminate most of the virus problems

[Hoosier]

Of course my computers at home run without any anti-virus protection without any problems but then again one of them is running OSX and the other Linux Mint 10

Someone else mentioned virii for OSX, let me add that running Mint reduces your threats of Virus's or Malware, you open new risks similar to those servers face. It's much less likely, since you probably don't have that Linux machine sitting on the internet directly, but if you do (or have DMZ or static routes to it) make sure that it is locked down.

I'd suggest installing fail2ban (apt-get install -y fail2ban or yum install fail2ban) at a minimum.

I <3 UNIX, it's what I do all day long.

H.

[Zundfolge]

My linux machine is a netbook ... I use it mostly for surfing (which is 90&#37; of what I do on the computer at home) but its only online when its sitting on my lap.

My Mac gets used less and less but again its not left up and running when I'm not in front of it ... but I've been meaning to install fail2ban on the netbook.