Guest guest Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 The very best strategy to avoid web site viruses, is to NEVER use Internet Explorer. Almost all web site viruses are buffer overflow viruses that specifically exploit IE (Microsoft Internet Explorer) vulnerablilities. Some attack active web features specific to IE. All other browsers are immune to all these viruses/exploits, so if you switch browsers, you can't get infected even if you visit a vicious or " infected " web site. If you go to mozilla.org, you can download a free browser that's superior in my opinion, and won't show pop up ads. Many professionals and even magazines are now advising that everyone abandon IE. For various reasons, it's just too dangerous. I've posted this advice here before, but not for a while, and it's worth repeating now as the situation has steadily grown worse re IE. > Hi Jo: I do think I picked up the virus in visiting > web sites rather than the list messages that come through my outlook. > How does one avoid web site viruses? I need to learn some basic > defensive strategies to avoid them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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