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Re: Dumb question: Is Windows box behind a router safe ?


From: Brian Anderson <brianlanderson () gmail com>
Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:38:15 -0400

Abhijeet Jain wrote:
Myth No. 2- Using Firefox does not make you safe! In fact, IE 7/8 is the
safest browser when used with Windows Vista because it runs on lower
privileges.


But if not patching windows, then they are also not patching IE.

Firefox has updates also.

That router may also have bugs.


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