I agree with Jim. The majority will always be targeted. If fireFox held the market share, we'd be having this same converstaion in reverse.
I think that IE is going to remain strong based on the fact that if someone learns how to surf the web by clicking on the blue 'e', then thats what they are going to use. Now if anyone has a shot of giving IE a run for thier money its going to be googles new browser, based on thier strong branding and public support of the company in general. -Adam On Mon, 6 Dec 2004 09:12:45 -0500, Jim Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > But, my point is, that if IE weren't around then alternative methods would > be employed to trick people into installing SpyWare. Do you really think > that the FireFox extensions architecture will NOT be used for spyware? > > Are you arguing that IE should not be used or hat patched software should > not be used? Because to argue on one hand that people should be more > security conscious and move to a new browser, but only show tests from > unpatched codebases to prove it seems a bit disingenuous. > > > > Jim Davis > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jochem van Dieten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 4:25 AM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: Re: SOT: Browser Stats (stirring the pot) > > > > Jim Davis wrote: > > > > > > 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. > > > > B*llsh*t. A significant part or even the majority installs itself > > through IE vulnerabilities: > > http://www.benedelman.org/news/111804-1.html > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Silver Sponsor - CFDynamics http://www.cfdynamics.com Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:186286 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=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
