Firefox not the perfect solution either

Just as computer security experts have been suggesting that we try alternative browsers like Opera or Firefox, the people behind Firefox announced it too has a security flaw. This only affects PCs with the Windows XP operating system, ZDNet UK reports. So if you're an XP family and you heeded the experts' advice and switched browsers, you definitely need to click to this page on the Mozilla site, download the patch and follow the instructions (they're a lot less user-friendly than Microsoft's security patches, we have to say - to Microsoft's credit). "Mozilla developers said that future versions of the Firefox Web browser would have automatic update notifications that would make it easier to notify users about security fixes," according to ZDNet. See "Spyware & an 8-year-old" below for more on browsers.