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Netscape 7.0 Shrivels Under Mozilla's Shadow
Zombie9920:
quote:Originally posted by Ex Eleven / b0b:
Zombie you think IE has no spyware because if it did you would feel bad, hence you lie to yourself. I know IE has spyware. I have seen it report crap with packet sniffer's before.
What does IE have that Mozilla doesnt Zombie?
Only a fully compatible browser, with the source as his ally will kill Darth Fences.
--- End quote ---
IE doesn't have spyware out of the box. It is easy to obtain spyware cookies and registry entries in IE though because of ad-banners. The ad-banner sites can be blocked if you modify your HOSTS file. Alexa and fastclick are the 2 most common forms of spyware that IE aquires from just surfing the net. The reason why IE is more affected by spyware stuff than Mozilla is because the ad-banner sites code thier shit for the most browser. If Mozilla was the top dawg in the market then the stuff would be designed to be picked up by Mozilla. It isn't IE's fault that all of these websites choose to use ad-banners to bring in revenues.
What does IE have that Mozilla doesn't? Hmmm, maybe support for extra mouse buttons? Extra features on sites(like IE6 can use Chat 2.0(an extra) or standard Java chat in Yahoo chat as opposed to Mozilla only being able to use Java chat) ;P
voidmain:
Ok then, which web site is the first site the browser goes to after install or new user profile? What does it throw in the "runonce" registry key after installation? Phone home I tell ya...
Zombie9920:
How can runonce phone home if you haven't even setup your internet connection yet? There is no way that it could even use your modem/NIC to phone home if you haven't even installed the drivers for the device yet anyways.
voidmain:
Here's what Microsoft has to say about it:
http://home.microsoft.com/runonce.asp
Zombie9920:
Ohh, I thought you were talking about runonce.exe(what runs the first time Windows boots to setup your Windows configuration). That runonce page is harmless, just click keep current settings and it won't fuck with your system or phone home. I've always had my firewalls installed before I even attempt to get on any browser(IE) included so I can keep track of logs. That page has never caused my firewall to log a connection to Microsoft. The only thing my firewall logs is a connection to http://www.msn.com (just like it should since I use msn.com as my homepage). If IE was phoning home it would connect to a microsoft.com (not msn.com) server.
Saying IE phones home is just as ridiculous as saying Mozilla phones home to keep track of how many people actually use it.
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