Whoa!

Whoa! It looks like you're running a defective browser.

My Browser is Broken?

If you got to this page instead of the page you were expecting to see, then you are probably using a browser which lets other people and computers do the following things:

• read or change private files on your computer,
• install, re-configure, or delete programs and system tools on your computer
• automatically, silently install viruses, worms, trojan horses, and spyware on your computer
• erase your hard drive
• store and distribute illegal files on your computer
• use your computer as a platform for sending spam

If any of those things sound like a bad idea, then it's time to move to a modern web browser.

How Do I Fix It?

You can't. You have to replace it.

Yes, there are so-called "patches" and "updates" for the broken browser you are using, but these "patches" and "updates" address only very specific attacks after the fact and not the fundamental design problems.

So why isn't the product recalled? Good question.

What Can I Do Then?

You can replace the defective browser. Here are some free ones below. For a more complete comparison see the Wikipedia entry on Comparison of web browsers.

[ext] = avaiable as an extension

	Replacement Browsers
	FireFox http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/	Opera http://www.opera.com/	Mozilla http://www.mozilla.org/
	small, fast	smallest, fastest	all-around
	WWW	WWW, mail, chat, address book, and usenet	WWW, mail, chat, address book, and usenet
MS-Windows	yes	yes	yes
OS X	yes	yes	yes
Linux (PPC,Sparc,x86)	yes	yes	yes
BSD	yes	yes	yes
BeOS	yes	yes	yes
Solaris	yes	yes	yes
QNX	yes	yes	yes
Mobile phones	-	yes	soon
Extensions	yes	-	yes
Tabbed browsing	yes	yes	yes
Block pop-up ads	yes	yes	yes
Page zoom	yes	yes	yes
Mouse gestures	[ext]	yes	yes
Resume session	-	yes	-
CSS Support	excellent	excellent	excellent
Small Screen Rendering	-	yes	-
Quick Preferences	-	yes	-
Stylesheet Override		yes
Skins / Themes	[ext]	yes	yes
Keyboard navigation	yes	yes	yes
HTML Editor	-	-	yes
Other languages	yes	yes	yes
Engine	Gecko	Presto	Gecko

Enjoy your new browser.
... and don't click on the blue 'e'.

Last updated: 18 August 2005