Comments on: Mossberg reviews Microsoft AntiSpyware http://www.edbott.com/weblog/?p=384 Helping PC users make sense of Microsoft software since 1991 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:54:09 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Thomas Hawk http://www.edbott.com/weblog/?p=384&cpage=1#comment-653 Thomas Hawk Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 http://www.edbott.com/wordpress/?p=384#comment-653 Since switching from Internet Explorer to Firefox the spyware on my machine has dropped 98%. I've gone from having to run AdAware, Spybot, et al. every single day to having the luxury of only running them about once a month and finding very little amiss. I had automatic updates turned on and was doing everything I possibly could to protect myself with IE. Still when my Google Search's were hijacked in IE this was the last straw after being unable to remedy the problem after 8 hours of work. Although I am aware that the relatively pleasant experience with Firefox very well may only be because Firefox is new and the sleaze have not yet developed the exploits, it is still, even if temporary, a nice reprieve -- and a significantly better browser. Since switching from Internet Explorer to Firefox the spyware on my machine has dropped 98%. I’ve gone from having to run AdAware, Spybot, et al. every single day to having the luxury of only running them about once a month and finding very little amiss. I had automatic updates turned on and was doing everything I possibly could to protect myself with IE. Still when my Google Search’s were hijacked in IE this was the last straw after being unable to remedy the problem after 8 hours of work.

Although I am aware that the relatively pleasant experience with Firefox very well may only be because Firefox is new and the sleaze have not yet developed the exploits, it is still, even if temporary, a nice reprieve — and a significantly better browser.

]]> By: DavidH http://www.edbott.com/weblog/?p=384&cpage=1#comment-654 DavidH Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 http://www.edbott.com/wordpress/?p=384#comment-654 Thomas, I second your comments, but increase that number to 99.99% - and I was using Opera with only the occasional IE use. Ed, I second 100% your comments and IMHO looking at Mossberg's comments and some of his others articles it seems he is beginning to 'lose it'? If there were any technically savvy people at the WSJ they'd probably have another columnist by now? He has become (like most of us) a Mickeysoft hater, but is taking it somewhat to extremes.... Thomas, I second your comments, but increase that number to 99.99% – and I was using Opera with only the occasional IE use.

Ed, I second 100% your comments and IMHO looking at Mossberg’s comments and some of his others articles it seems he is beginning to ‘lose it’? If there were any technically savvy people at the WSJ they’d probably have another columnist by now? He has become (like most of us) a Mickeysoft hater, but is taking it somewhat to extremes….

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