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Originally Posted by ScottC (Post 14532672)

But wouldn't that one mean you'd need to be using IE? The first lesson in security is to never use IE.

I agree with the suggestion :-)

However, no, on a general basis there's just as much risk* of running into an IE zero-day, as there is of running into a Mozilla zero-day.

The real lesson is, a machine based on a common operating system used for browsing should never be trusted to the point of saying "I know that this machine has no malware on it". You simply cannot know.

* = I am oversimplifying.

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Originally Posted by ScottC (Post 14532744)

The only thing missing is someone telling you to "buy a Mac" :D

I'm anxiously waiting. That would make my day :-)