Internet Explorer 8 beta 2

Published on August 28, 2008 By Savyg In Internet

I can say that for the first time in a really long time I'm considering leaving Opera. I've been using it a few hours so far and it's definately good.

What are your thoughts?

Comments (Page 6)

Snowman

on Aug 31, 2008

I'm honestly betting the people responding like this run Xp on admin mode too..

Wanna bet, eh? How much?

scorpNZ

on Aug 31, 2008

Purrball reply 74
Huh?

me thinks someone is a might over tired,have a snooze purrball it'll come to ya,scuse the pun

Ok back on topic,getting an infection on the comp is down to one thing only "Intel/AMD inside,Idiot outside" nough said.

starkers

on Sep 01, 2008

getting an infection on the comp is down to one thing only "Intel/AMD inside,Idiot outside"

And slimy mongrel bastards constantly evolving new and covert ways to infect peoples PC's and frequently releasing them on the net. As hard as they may try, the PC security people are facing and uphill battle to keep pace with the nasties being released on a daily basis.

Doronila1

on Sep 01, 2008

*Is sad to see Opera doesnt have the marketing team that MS and FF has*

Snowman

on Sep 01, 2008

"Intel/AMD inside,Idiot outside"

Savyg

on Sep 01, 2008

Excalpius

reply 23

In all honesty, I haven't seen a modern rootkit that couldn't easily get past AVG without even breaking a sweat.

AVG 7.5 didn't have any built in rootkit detection, 8.0 does though. I'd be surprised if it had that problem.

Excalpius

on Sep 02, 2008

My point exactly, Savyg.

Anyone who was relying on AVG for rootkit protection was, um, how many YEARS behind the leaders, NOD32 and KAV?

So, I'm just saying, if you don't want to be a zombie or an identity theft statistic, I think it's worth $40/year for a total, top drawer solution.

Savyg

on Sep 02, 2008

Considering they had one seperate from their main app, I wouldn't say they have inexperience.

What the best antivirus is is an opinion that varies from person to person, so I think it's safe to say any of the top ten or so will do well for most people. Myself, I'll stick with AVG until I get a reason not to. Although 8.0 started out a lot buggier than I expected it to, it's still done alright by me in general.

As to NOD32, there's no way in hell I'll ever install it again, since the one time I did it hosed my system to the point I needed to reinstall.

Safe habits mean a lot more than what antivirus you're using, anyway. I haven't even had a virus in many years.

angus1949

on Oct 03, 2008

using a browser that 'gives' you thousands of trojans make you stupid.

Not using the proper security software and possibly poor surfing habits are what's giving you the trojans, not the choice of browsers.

Fuzzy Logic

on Oct 04, 2008

The only sure browsing protection...

HoustonRon

on Oct 25, 2008

Tried IE8 beta and same problem I have had w/IE7.. too easily corrupted. Opera is OK but bookmarks manager is confusing. Chrome is too minimal. Orca too buggy. Firefox 3 still seems best overall.

HAPTORK

on Oct 25, 2008

I tried ie8 but for me Opera rocks.

ArileenDesign

on Oct 25, 2008

LOL @ Deionychus

Jouketje

on Oct 25, 2008

I'm not leaving Opera, though i really like IE8.. it just doesn't do

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