Firefox – The All-Inclusive Browser

Undeniably Firefox is attaining the number one status of being known as the premium browsers of the entire world. Though MSIE still holds the number one position by having 63.5% of users utilizing IE platforms, Firefox is gradually moving towards that statistics. Currently, almost 27% of users are utilizing Firefox browser and the numbers are just increasing day by day. Firefox is widely being supported by many developers. Users are encouraged to download the free version of Firefox as it efficiently replaces MSIE. Hence the popularity of Firefox is increasing tremendously. 

The recent discussion between the media and the Director of the Mozilla Foundation, Mr. Chris Hoffman highlighted some of the strong facets of this thriving browser Firefox. The two utmost important assets of Firefox browser is its robust security and privacy features which lack in MSIE. Recent studies have revealed that Adware, Viruses, Spyware and other security hazards have crashed more than 80% of MSIE and Windows customers’ systems. Whereas, Firefox takes care of these security breaches and provides a more secured platform to its users. 

Another advantage of using Firefox is that unlike MSIE, Firefox doesn’t support Microsoft Security Zone model and ActiveX features. Though ActiveX is a powerful element that can be advantageous to the developers, it is still not supported by Firefox browsers. The reason is that ActiveX exhibits a feature that allows silent installations, execution of remote code and downloads on the system. These features can pose as a security threat against the privacy and security features of the browsers. Hence, this major jeopardy has been taken into consideration while building Firefox browser. Moreover, there are various security connoisseurs appointed who persistently examine the security features of this browser and give feedbacks accordingly. Summing it all, constant updation and secured features ensure that Firefox delivers secure platform to all its users.