Everyone uninstall firefox!!!

Mutant_Fruit

Firefox is a security threat! Its recognised as a high security threat by well known anti-spyware software! Delete it ASAP before you get hacked through its vulnerabilities.

Eoghan-psych

Mutant_Fruit wrote:

Firefox is a security threat! Its recognised as a high security threat by well known anti-spyware software! Delete it ASAP before you get hacked through its vulnerabilities.

The key thing there "to a lack of security updates". Keep it updated, and it's fine. When compared to IE, you don't even need to bother updating it to have a much safer time online.

[EDIT]
Hmm, notice what spyware program it is? Maybe I'm too cynical, but isn't it a *little* suspicious?

egan007

er....i think you will find the problem is windows and not firefox....
I'm running firefox on solaris and have no problems
What's this Spyware / Virus stuff you talk about??

Lemming

Eoghan-psych wrote:

Hmm, notice what spyware program it is? Maybe I'm too cynical, but isn't it a *little* suspicious?

Heh. I read Mutant_Fruit's post, then I saw the top of the picture with "Microsoft" on it and thought the exact same thing so I don't think you're being cynical

It *is* also a beta. Given that MS's release software is frequently bugged to hell, I shudder to imagine what their betas are like.

hostyle

What date is today again?

Jaeger

Have the latest version of Firefox and windows antispyware has never detected any threat from firefox...

Cake Fiend

I'm sure it's just a little nod to the day today, but even so, I wouldn't put it past those dirty MS bastards!

Chad ghostal

i like firefox

padraigf

That picture is photoshopped and an April fool's joke......
*sigh*

dregin

OMFG!!!1111. You mean I just uninstalled the fox for nothing??s?11!

You're all going to hell in a patented microsoft casket made of the hair from bill gates' ass!!

Eoghan-psych

Post-coffee I get the joke. Pre-coffee I didn't even realise it was April Fools day. My bad.

Still, MS are still %)($*%^&$(*&s

jessy

dregin wrote:

OMFG!!!1111. You mean I just uninstalled the fox for nothing??s?11!

You're all going to hell in a patented microsoft casket made of the hair from bill gates' ass!!

LOL
thats funny Stuff.:D

Creamy Goodness

padraigf wrote:

That picture is photoshopped and an April fool's joke......
*sigh*

it ain't, i ran the MS antispy program about a month ago and firefox popped up.

i ignored it though

Sully

Thats old news... (the joke)

- SullY

Dr. Dre

How old is this TBH

ai ing

It was slashdotted last month - now its just an old and bad joke

Sully

At least two months!

- SullY

tba

Cabaal

padraigf wrote:

That picture is photoshopped and an April fool's joke......
*sigh*

No the picture is photoshopped and is several months old but anyway it was FUNNYYYYYY LOLOLOLOLOLOLO :rolleyes:

jesus_thats_gre

The MS Anti Spyware is a decent enough tool though..

carbsy

jesus_thats_gre wrote:

The MS Anti Spyware is a decent enough tool though..

Which will be targetted by hackers the world over...avoid!

Jaeger

Cabaal wrote:

No the picture is photoshopped and is several months old but anyway it was FUNNYYYYYY LOLOLOLOLOLOLO :rolleyes: [/IMG]

Would you be Cabaal from #emporium on the IRC server for underground.org.uk by any chance? Can't be that many Cabaal's from Kilkenny can there?

Mimikyu

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Mutant_Fruit

yeah, i know. it was great now, to find something better for next year

RicardoSmith

jesus_thats_gre wrote:

The MS Anti Spyware is a decent enough tool though..

I thought it was hacked a while ago. Found nothing on my PC. Even when other freeware apps can. So why bother installing it?

jessy

RicardoSmith wrote:

I thought it was hacked a while ago. Found nothing on my PC. Even when other freeware apps can. So why bother installing it?

That’s a fair point, but to answer you question, its worth instating it because it has found some spyware that Adaware or spybot didn’t on a lot of machines that I’ve seen, Reason number 2 is it has real time protection and AFAIK it is the only anti spyware software to have this Real time protection.

However it is still only in Beta and I don’t know if it will be free when a full release comes.

Random

Well, having only noticed the thread today, may I laugh ?

RicardoSmith

jessy wrote:

That’s a fair point, but to answer you question, its worth instating it because it has found some spyware that Adaware or spybot didn’t on a lot of machines that I’ve seen, Reason number 2 is it has real time protection and AFAIK it is the only anti spyware software to have this Real time protection.

However it is still only in Beta and I don’t know if it will be free when a full release comes.

After some further research it seems other people have found that aswell. Hasn't been my experience. Maybe its worth a second look so. BTW Spybot also has some real time protection.

aidan_walsh

In my experience, that only seems to effect registry values though, where the MS AntiSpyware is a lot more comprehensive, scanning for homepage changes, registry value changes, program changes, etc. as well, and often checking them against the internet database before bothering you as to whether you want to allow them or not.