full-disclosure - IE is just as safe as FireFox

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From: scott.leff at gmail.com (Scott Leff)
Subject: IE is just as safe as FireFox

On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 19:18:55 -0500, Danny <nocmonkey@...il.com> wrote:

> Yes, IE security needs work. Yes, Firefox is a great web browser.
> 
> However, if Firefox or any other browser had the same market share as
> IE, would it really be that much more secure? There sure would be a
> lot more people trying to find holes in Firefox if it had the same
> user base.
> 
> ...D

This is applicable here: http://www.io.com/~cwagner/spyware/appendix.html

Although it deals with malware/spyware, it highlights the major
problem with IE that other 3rd party browsers do not have and will
never have; namely, its marriage to the OS.