You are absolutely right, to switch and use a different browser is a personal preference.
However, as this is a thread on securing your operating system the entire conversation would get a low 'on a scale of one to ten' if it were not mentioned\recommended. You must admit, Internet Explorer is under attack, having its many holes exposed (called 'windows' for a reason).
Had my arm twisted and gave in, said i'd try a different browser two months ago, shortly afterwards making it my default.
Since then I have uninstalled Sygate firewall and use only the 'wet paper bag' microsoft supplies. I think nothing of searching Crackz\warez sites or [censored] as spyware is no longer an issue (friend is on 98, saw he is riddled spyware and hijackers and thats why I'm here).
I went with Firefox, but Opera had its appeal also. Almost all scumware is designed to run on internet explorer, and internet explorer only. If you don't use IE, you can soon delete anything like 'CWShredder', and shortly afterwards laugh at anybody who feels thet need it.
One rule of thumb that is not personal preference, but fact;
the less you see 'Microsoft' in the registry, the stronger your computer is.
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What you do yourself (obviously), is up to you, but I always advise an alternative to entering the registry if there is one.
Screwing up your system is a drag - aiding in screwing up somebody elses, that's just wrong.
