Just because it doesn't support ActiveX doesn't mean anything. As I said,
spyware requires IE because that is the browser most novices use who don't
know how to easily avoid spyware. There is nothing inherent about ActiveX
other then it being the popular way of doing things so if another interface
becomes popular I'm sure spyware will take advantage of it.
Being tied to the OS doesn't mean much in terms of spyware either. All the
spyware I've seen installs itself by acting as a trojan horse which
basically means its an inherent problem in the user, not the OS that spyware
needs to work.
----- Original Message -----
At 09:00 AM 16/06/2005, Eli Allen wrote:
Spyware requires IE because that is the browser most novices use who don't
know how to easily avoid spyware. Firefox does support native plugins so
don't see how you can say that Firefox is really any different from IE.
Except that it doesn't support Active X, IIRC, which is the main way
Spyware installs right now. And it isn't tied into the core of the OS as
IE is, which has got to be a problem.
T
