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Internet Explorer 6 (with Windows XP SP2)
Reviewed on November 9, 2004
Unless your business has specific ActiveX technology needs, you are much more secure running Firefox than Internet Explorer.
TAGS:
Microsoft Internet Explorer
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patch management
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Microsoft Windows XP
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Windows
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e-mail
CNET review:
7.0
Very good
Pricing not available
Firefox 3
Reviewed on June 17, 2008
If only for the speed, lightness of being, and security alone, Firefox remains our Editors' Choice for best Internet browser.
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Firefox 3.0
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Firefox
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Mozilla Corp.
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icon
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Opera Software
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Web browser
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RSS
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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Linux
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engine
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database
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security
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Microsoft Windows
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Microsoft Corp.
CNET review:
8.0
Excellent
Pricing not available
Internet Explorer 7 for Windows Vista
Reviewed on October 27, 2005
TAGS:
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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Microsoft Windows Vista
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Opera Software
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ActiveX
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Microsoft Windows XP
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Microsoft Windows
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security
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Firefox
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operating system
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Microsoft Corp.
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Web browser
Pricing not available
Internet Explorer 7
Reviewed on October 18, 2006
IE 7 was Microsoft's one chance to leapfrog ahead of the competition, but the company has only barely caught sight of the current front-runners. For more features and greater security, switch to Mozilla Firefox.
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 7
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Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
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Service Pack 2
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address bar
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 6
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Opera Software
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Mozilla Corp.
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antivirus protection
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RSS feed
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Firefox
,
antivirus
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RSS reader
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installation
,
RSS
,
request
CNET review:
7.0
Very good
Pricing not available
Internet Explorer 8 beta
Reviewed on March 6, 2008
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StumbleUpon
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beta
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Microsoft Windows Live
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Microsoft Windows Live Spaces
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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tab
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malware
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Web browser
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Firefox
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Microsoft Corp.
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Google Inc.
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Microsoft Windows
Pricing not available
Internet Explorer 7 beta 2
Reviewed on January 31, 2006
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 7
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Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
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Service Pack 2
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beta
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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RSS
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Microsoft Windows XP
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Opera Software
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 6
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RSS feed
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Microsoft Windows Vista
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Mozilla Corp.
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Firefox
,
toolbar
,
Microsoft Corp.
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search engine
Pricing not available
Windows Live Toolbar
Reviewed on July 27, 2006
Windows Live Toolbar can enhance the usefulness of Internet Explorer, make Web surfing more fun, and spare you some mouse clicks--if you take the time to get acquainted with its features.
TAGS:
Microsoft Windows Live
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Microsoft Windows Live Search
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Onfolio
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apple
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toolbar
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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phishing
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pop-up
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icon
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Microsoft Windows
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installation
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Yahoo! Inc.
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MSN
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Microsoft Corp.
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Google Inc.
Pricing not available
Internet Explorer 8 beta 2
Reviewed on August 27, 2008
Microsoft's release should retain its browser base but doesn't yet have enough to lure loyal Firefox users back to Internet Explorer.
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XSS
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tab
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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Opera Software
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Web browser
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phishing
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protection
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Firefox
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Microsoft Corp.
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security
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Microsoft Windows
Pricing not available
Internet Explorer 7 beta 3
Reviewed on June 29, 2006
Microsoft has changed the look and feel of its venerable browser while adding some much-needed security features.
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 7
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beta
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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RSS
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 6
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RSS feed
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Opera Software
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security
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setting
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Firefox
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Microsoft Corp.
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Google Inc.
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Microsoft Windows
Pricing not available
Windows Vista October CTP
Reviewed on October 24, 2005
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Microsoft Windows Vista
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 7
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confidence
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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ActiveX
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Microsoft Windows Media Player
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Windows Media
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Microsoft Windows
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Microsoft Corp.
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laptop computer
Pricing not available
MSN Search Toolbar with Windows Desktop Search
Reviewed on March 21, 2005
MSN Search Toolbar with Windows Desktop Search is a must-have app for die-hard Microsoft fans, adding metadata desktop search and tabbed browsing to IE.
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MSN Search
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desktop search
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MSN
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Copernic
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toolbar
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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Microsoft Outlook
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 7
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Microsoft Outlook Express
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taskbar
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Microsoft Windows 2000
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search
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London
,
word
,
Yahoo! Inc.
,
search engine
CNET review:
8.0
Excellent
Pricing not available
Windows Live Favorites
Reviewed on September 22, 2006
Windows Live Favorites lets you save, import, and arrange bookmarks in subject folders, then view saved links without leaving the page--but it doesn't hook you up with other users' favorite URLs the way Del.icio.us does.
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Del.icio.us
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Microsoft Windows Live
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bookmark
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tag
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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Firefox
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Microsoft Windows
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folder
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Web browser
,
Microsoft Corp.
CNET review:
7.0
Very good
Pricing not available
Windows Vista Beta 1
Reviewed on July 27, 2005
TAGS:
Microsoft Windows Vista
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confidence
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 7
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disk drive
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ActiveX
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P2P
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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document
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Microsoft Windows
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operating system
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Microsoft Corp.
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laptop computer
,
security
Pricing not available
Windows Vista December CTP
Reviewed on December 19, 2005
TAGS:
removable storage
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Microsoft Windows Vista
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 7
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64-bit
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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Microsoft Windows
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Apple Mac OS
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functionality
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Linux
,
information technology
,
Microsoft Corp.
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Apple Macintosh
,
operating system
Pricing not available
Firefox 1.5
Reviewed on November 29, 2005
While Firefox 1.5 isn't too different from the original release, what's new should attract even more Firefox users--and that's ultimately good for the Internet.
TAGS:
Firefox 1.5
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Firefox
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Mozilla Corp.
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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ActiveX
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flaw
,
Web browser
,
Microsoft Corp.
,
Microsoft Windows
CNET review:
8.0
Excellent
Pricing not available
Firefox 2
Reviewed on October 23, 2006
Mozilla Firefox 2 is a winner, beating Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 on security, features, and overall cool factor and deserving our Editors' Choice award.
TAGS:
Firefox 2.0
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 7
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Firefox
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Firefox 1.5
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Mozilla Corp.
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tab
,
bookmark
,
search engine
,
Microsoft Internet Explorer
,
toolbar
,
Web browser
,
security
,
Microsoft Corp.
,
Microsoft Windows
CNET review:
8.3
Excellent
Pricing not available
Microsoft Windows Defender beta 2
Reviewed on February 14, 2006
With Windows Defender beta 2, Microsoft beefs up its free antispyware app with a new name, engine, and tools.
TAGS:
anti-spyware
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beta
,
spyware
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Automatic Update
,
threat
,
Microsoft Corp.
,
Microsoft Windows
,
Real-Time
,
Microsoft Internet Explorer
,
database
,
PC
CNET review:
6.5
Good
Pricing not available
Haute Secure 2.0
Reviewed on March 10, 2008
Haute Secure 2.0 blocks malicious content on the Web and is a worthy alternative to Linkscanner and Finjan SecureBrowsing.
TAGS:
phishing Web site
,
phishing
,
technical support
,
malicious code
,
support
,
Firefox
,
Microsoft Internet Explorer
,
security
,
Web browser
,
Microsoft Windows
,
Microsoft Corp.
CNET review:
7.0
Very good
Pricing not available
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