Re: How can I kill IE?!?!?!!?
From: Gerry Cornell (gcjc_at_btinternet.com)
Date: 01/28/05
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Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 18:01:08 -0000
Galen
"I don't have the option of chosing my own web browser in MS XP." This
statement by you is not true! If you wish to run another browser
Microsoft is not stopping you!
If you do not want popups why are you turning the popup blocker off?
-- ~~~~~~ Hope this helps. Gerry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FCA Stourport, Worcs, England Enquire, plan and execute. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please tell the newsgroup how any suggested solution worked for you. http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Galen" <Galen@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:7C60692F-F7FC-4D9A-8A81-F5F52B840693@microsoft.com... > Honestly, this is the deal: When I open IE, it never retains my > original > start page (google), and it is followed by three or four popups > (regardless > of whether the popup blocker is active). When I open firefox, nothing > happens that shouldn't. Popups only open in IE..... and I am using a > linksys > router with the firewall active, and have McAfee security suite > installed... > including its firewall. The spyware sweeper is run daily, and I > typically > forbid sites to install apps on my computer. But, it seems that MIE > is still > the flaw in my internet security. > > Understand that I'm not a Microsoft hater..... I like XP (great > improvements > from 98) and I use alot of MS software without complaints. It's > unfortunate, > though, that I don't have the option of chosing my own web browser in > MS XP. > And yes, SP2 is installed. So, RJK, I'm not an idiot or ignorant or > uncaring or uninterested when it comes to the process of internet > security....... and I've reached the point where I'm fet up with MIE, > and > removing it/freezing it or demanding that it be overhauled is the next > step > in the ever-continueing process of security. I'm glad that your > effort to > use IE properly has worked well for you..... for me it seems like it > isn't > worth the effort, or the effort isn't effective enough. Kudos to > Mozilla for > creating a superior browser..... and bad bad microsoft for not letting > me use > it! > > "RJK" wrote: > >> With sensibly set IE security settings, a decent and correctly set up >> firewall in place, and making a little effort to add web addresses >> that you >> trust to not send malicious software, into IE's trusted sites zone, >> and >> perhaps into the firewalls' web list, use of the hosts file, and an >> autoconfiguration script, switching off the "MS Messenger service - >> network >> alerter / messaging service or whatever it's called," and a few other >> common >> sense odds and ends - there's nothing really wrong with IE. ...other >> than >> it being riddled with security issues ! >> >> I mean, if visiting an "unknown" flashy web site and IE asks you if >> you want >> to allow ActiveX controls to run in your browser window - you say >> "NO" >> ....don't you ? ...and if IE asks you if you want to allow scripting >> or >> Java Applets to run and you have no idea what they're going to do >> because >> the site is strange to you ...surely one would click "NO" or "DENY." >> ?!?! >> >> ....ps I've gone back to Norton Internet Security. I tried using >> Avast and >> Zonealarm. ...didn't like Avast, didn't like Zonealarm because a >> little >> bubble thingy kept flashing on and off on top of ZA's system tray >> red/green >> "LED"-like icon in my system tray. And there seemed to be nowhere in >> ZA >> that could give me details of all open connections, like in Norton. >> >> IE is fine if you take the effort to use it properly, and make a >> little >> effort to set it up properly, and make a little effort find out a >> little >> about general internet security :-) >> >> regards, Richard >> >> >> "Galen" <Galen@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:AAFD24C7-5161-40B2-A60D-29F210066A7F@microsoft.com... >> > Now that I've switched to Mozilla Firefox (which I highly >> > recommend), I >> > want >> > to completely remove MIE from my system due to security issues; >> > popups are >> > still sneaking through via IE.... and microsoft anti-spyware hasn't >> > helped >> > either. But, when I went to uninstall IE, it only removed the >> > links to >> > the >> > software.... IE still very much exists on my computer and the >> > popups are >> > still taking full advantage...... >> > >> > any ideas? >> >> >>
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