As Sean said Apache has its share of patches for security issues well. But whether or not Apache (a server-side, presumably managed system) is more or less secure doesn't really enter into it.
The question is whether or not FireFox in mass use would reduce spyware - I'm not sure it would. It very well might - I just don't know. But I assume, as we've seen for the past 10 years, that malware writers will continue to attack the largest installed base as a preference. When/if FireFox (or some other browser) becomes a big enough target it will be attacked as well. Remember that in the case of spyware "Attacked" doesn't have to indicate any security limitation in the client software. Spyware does not get on IE machines because IE is less secure. Spyware gets on IE machines for the same reason it gets on any machine: because people are tricked into installing it. FireFox has a very rich and capable extensions platform: it will be twisted to use by spyware vendors as soon at the audience grows large enough to attract them. Jim Davis > -----Original Message----- > From: Rob [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 9:06 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: SOT: Browser Stats (stirring the pot) > > > I'm also not at all convinced that if 90% of people were using FireFox > that > > spyware would be eliminated. It seems a shade of the "is it less secure > or > > more attractive a target" argument to me - but doesn't really address > the > > problem. > > That whole "its used more so there is more exploits for it" argument > is one of those ones I just ignore. Apache is the most used web > server, but there are far more IIS exploits - why... because Apache is > better software. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Silver Sponsor - New Atlanta http://www.newatlanta.com Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:186267 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
