IBM: Avoid using Internet Explorer browser!

[DavidR]

It would entirely depend on your connection method (dial-up or broadband). I have dial-up and it certainly slowed searches not too much in the loading of actual pages, I removed Finjan and scandoo, WOT doesn't seem to any appreciable effect on my searches.

If you are talking of the firefox DrWeb link checker (e.g. right click on a link to check it) then that has no impact on general searches or browsing as it is on-demand, you initiate the check, though the actual check is very slow at times, especially on dial-up.

[polonus]

Hi DavidR,

I did not notice any change with scandoo using it for a search engine, it is as quick as the google results it gives. it is no add-on.
What is slowing down actually even on ADSL is MCAfee SiteAdvisor! Much more that finjan ever did.
But there are things that are slowing you down really on dial up and that is retrieving images through Google because that uses redirects. If you block redirects that you do not need with RequestPolicy add-on, so block all the redirects on a page that are not essential, you surf a lot faster! Have you tried SRWare's Iron browser, I think that is the ideal browser for speed for people on dial-up connections! And a lot safer than Google's own Chrome,

polonus

[BluGan]

ahh ok ok.since i rely on you guys.please help me decide.which 1 should i use? WOT or Scandoo or Finjan ? cuz i've been reading their description, for me they look like the same( sigh... i'm so confused...lol)

thanks and peace

[Lisandro]

which 1 should i use? WOT or Scandoo or Finjan ?

If you use Firefox, WOT.
If you use IE, Finjan.

[polonus]

Hi BluGan,

While there are no conflicts I have all three installed in my Firefox Minefield browser.
Sometimes WOT scans differ from finjan's and then I load up DrWeb's av link checker to check the link or
go here:  http://linkscanner.explabs.com/linkscanner/default.aspx
or here: http://online.us.drweb.com/ (if you do not have the add-on),
or you can check a suspicious url here: http://safeweb.norton.com/noscript/

Enjoy your added security,

polonus

P.S. The DrWeb's link checker plug-in download site: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/938

[BluGan]

oh yeah.i used the link scanner, they have the LinkScanner Pro trial version.is it worth to download the trial ? i guess it has a limited time right?

thanks and peace

[YoKenny]

and 1 more thing ! whats the difference between WOT and Scandoo

Thanks again

I don't use Scandoo nor DrWeb but I do use WoT on my real old 500MHZ PIII and it does not slow down browsing with IE8 beta2.

I use Mcafee SiteAdvisor and it does not slow down browsing but sometimes its servers are busy so results might be slow.

[TheSpirit]

@safetynut
I think there is a difference of culture here. When you do the standard online Windows update, your computer effectively becomes a part of Microsoft. They can do whatever they like with your personal property; they can check your license, they can check all your software (not only MS software) and they can check your data! They can also install whatever they like and change whatever settings they like. This is supposed to be a good thing, but it can - and does from time to time - cause a lot of harm.

Some of us don't want to be a part of MS and do things differently. So let me ask: why do you want to use Fx for Windows updates and what do you expect to achieve? It takes some work to do it, and if you have no big motivation, maybe you should forget it?

Maybe you should learn how to download (exe) files with Fx. I recommend using FlashGot (and an external download manager). You have a long way to go and a lot of reading to do.

[YoKenny]

TheSpirit, I would hate to be you. 

Do you wear both a belt and suspenders on your pants?

Do you take an umbrella with you on sunny days?

When Microsoft conspiracy theories spin out of control
http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=97

[Go Pack Go]

It would entirely depend on your connection method (dial-up or broadband). I have dial-up and it certainly slowed searches not too much in the loading of actual pages, I removed Finjan and scandoo, WOT doesn't seem to any appreciable effect on my searches.

If you are talking of the firefox DrWeb link checker (e.g. right click on a link to check it) then that has no impact on general searches or browsing as it is on-demand, you initiate the check, though the actual check is very slow at times, especially on dial-up.

which 1 should i use? WOT or Scandoo or Finjan ?

If you use Firefox, WOT.
If you use IE, Finjan.

DavidR, you think Finjan slowed down your searches on dialup?
You removed Finjan and thought that WOT didn't slow down your searches?  Why do you recommend Finjan over WOT for IE then?

[DavidR]

I haven't recommend it for IE as primarily I avoid IE like the plague and haven't used Finjan on IE so I could hardly recommend it.

[polonus]

Howdy Go Pack Go,

I am rather satisfied about finjan, and had it on Minefield from day 1. It scans relevant pages in real time and shows a security rating based on actual page content. Detects malicious content based on code analysis, rather than using signatures,


polonus

[TheSpirit]

TheSpirit, I would hate to be you. 

Do you wear both a belt and suspenders on your pants?

Do you take an umbrella with you on sunny days?

When Microsoft conspiracy theories spin out of control

Maybe you are just too naive? What about this:

http://tech.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?id=3267983&op=view

[YoKenny]

TheSpirit, I would hate to be you. 

Do you wear both a belt and suspenders on your pants?

Do you take an umbrella with you on sunny days?

When Microsoft conspiracy theories spin out of control

Maybe you are just too naive? What about this:

http://tech.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?id=3267983&op=view

Typical Microsoft bashing by a Firefox fanboy.

[Avastfan1]

You didn't spell it correctly. It's 'Micro$oft'.