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Hello I'm New here! Joined: 09 Apr 2007 Posts: 5

wayne wrote:

You can save your bookmarks to a file and import it back if you do that. I usually keep a backup of my bookmarks in case anything happens.

Yes, and also the other PITA is saved pw's. There is a roundabout way. Before you uninstall FFv1.5 ... you 'View' pw's/show passwords ... and <ALT>+PrintScreen, paste it somewhere. Then scroll down if you have more off the screen and repeat. Saves much penmanship Smile

Print them out and store under a rock by the big tree on the back 40. Enter as needed.

I plan to try Camino once those lotto winnings and many deceased relatives's $$$ start rolling in.

Not quite a Newb Joined: 08 Apr 2007 Posts: 26

As far as I am concerned I uses Opera if must use Windows (does not happens often). It's the only browser that's really good and does not crash or eat up your memory like crazy (FF is a serious offender). On linux, I uses FF however. Opera works well too but I don't like how it does not fit well with the Gnome Interface. On the mac, I usually keep using Safari, works well enough and it fit well with the rest. What I like to do while scambaiting is using 2 browers at the same time, one for my main browsing and the other set up to use TOR, so I can send open unsafe links or send mail with an account that does not hide my ip (yahoo for exemple).

Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 11:38 pm

I have been using Maxthon browser and haven't had any troubles with it. Popup blocker, autocomplete etc all work fine and I have Zone Alarm Security Suite to tag any nasties.

Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 3:56 am

You use Maxthon?

Brave man. Since it's based on the IE engine, it's every bit as vulnerable and insecure as IE.

Zone Alarm won't do much of anything against most advanced malware -- but I guess it's better than nothing.

Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 8:01 am

Depends where you surf and what you download... I mainly upload.

Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2007 1:38 pm

Still mate... I've always viewed using IE to be the digital equivalent of wearing a T-shirt with a red bullseye. Twisted Evil

Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2007 2:07 pm

^^ Plus it's not standards-compliant, and therefore the bane of every web developer's life.

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insertanally wrote:

Depends where you surf and what you download...

You have no chance. Remember the hacked adserver in 2004 that delivered exploits to many "safe" websites?

http://www.theregister.com/2004/11/23/register_restores_adserver/

Windows + IE is a giant monoculture that naturally attracts every possible vermin. Alternative browser are at least a partial solution of the dilemma but they also rely on the sometimes very buggy operating system below.

Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2007 10:52 pm

Well I have been looking at Linux... I have also tried opera and firefox... but I guess I must be a masochist, I keep coming back to Microshlock Winblows, AKA Bill Gates Revenge... I'm using last years XPsp2 home edition along with Maxthon an ZA Security Suite. The only way to be totally safe is to not use the net but...

Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 3:24 am

insertanally wrote:

The only way to be totally safe is to not use the net but...

Sure, but that doesn't justify having a very poor security set up.

Maxthon is built on IE -- this means that whatever security holes IE suffers from, Maxthon suffers from.

ZoneAlarm is a passable firewall, but it won't do diddly to prevent you from being hijacked by modern malware. It does provide the illusion of security -- but that's about it.

Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 4:01 am

I would have to disagree. Zonealarm provides more than just an illusion of security. True it doesn't stop you from doing stupid things (what does), but it does keep you invisible to scanning attacks if you don't have a router firewall and does provide outgoing protection as well. The outgoing I like because I can stop the M$ programs from phoning home with who knows what private information. You would amazed how many programs access the internet in the background. And how often IE tries to launch even when you don't use it for browsing.

And before you say it, I know that some malware now can insert itself in the allowed list of outgoing programs so in that case Zonealarm does not stop the access.

Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 9:07 am

know a little off topic, but on the firewall side of things, I uesd ot swear by zonealarm, but after it got sold to the Isralei tech, I kinda dumped it just because of Israel's history of information gathering etc.

Now I use an outdated but very functional version of Sygate from just before the giant system resource slug symantec bought them out.

Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 11:57 pm

DrWho wrote:

And before you say it, I know that some malware now can insert itself in the allowed list of outgoing programs so in that case Zonealarm does not stop the access.

That's actually why I dislike ZoneAlarm -- they haven't really done much about that, despite the fact that the first pieces of malware to do that debuted in 2002/2003.

I guess it's better than nothing. Rolling Eyes

Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 12:32 am

So should I run another AV alongside ZA? I s that what you reckon?

Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 12:37 am

I've never thought that would be a good idea, perhaps unless you mean a hardware (router) type, and perhaps an outgoing protection as well.

Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 1:10 am

insertanally wrote:

So should I run another AV alongside ZA? I s that what you reckon?

ZoneAlarm isn't an anti-virus app, if that's what you mean. A good free anti-virus application is <a href="http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1">AVG Free</a>

Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 1:17 am

So you are saying the full ZA Security suite with it's anti virus, anti spyware, spy site blocker, email protection, IM security.... isn't?

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The False Italian wrote:

Remember the hacked adserver in 2004 that delivered exploits to many "safe" websites?

It continues:

http://explabs.blogspot.com/2007/04/google-sponsored-links-not-safe.html