Firefox
Mozilla Firefox is quite similar to Internet Explorer when it comes to the interface, but it has better security features which you will learn more about as you go through this section.
With growing security issues on the part of Microsoft's Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox was born. Since most viruses and malware target Internet Explorer users, you can avoid these attacks by simply changing your browser. There isn't much difference from Internet Explorer though. The interface of Mozilla Firefox is similar to Internet Explorer. It also has tabbed browsing. You can view multiple web pages on one open application of Mozilla Firefox. On Mozilla Firefox, downloading is made easier and more flexible. You can have a standard download folder, a pause option on downloads, and the ability to keep unfinished downloads in a temporary folder. With Firefox, you can also be notified when your favourite websites are updated.
Although you avoid attacks from viruses that target Internet Explorer, that doesn't mean that Mozilla Firefox is entirely safe from malware attacks. The main drawback of Mozilla Firefox is its inability to load ActiveX controls. A lot of websites out there use ActiveX for their websites and using Mozilla Firefox will render you incapable of loading these sites. If you are planning to make Mozilla Firefox your default browser then you might have to keep a backup Internet Explorer on your hard drive. You never know when you will need to load ActiveX. You will not be experiencing any problems or any conflicts when you have Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer both installed in your computer.
www.mozilla.com, Mozilla Firefox is one of the browsers out there that pose a serious threat to the existence of Internet Explorer. If you want a browser that does not have as many security issues as Internet Explorer but functions similarly then you should switch to Mozilla Firefox. Have a backup copy of Internet Explorer just in case there are websites with ActiveX controls.
