I'd also like to add my own 2 cents worth.

1) I, too, have never been infected with RATs, Keyloggers, Spyware and the like using IE6. Perhaps my NAT router coupled with SyGate blocked them off. The only problems I faced with IE6 was the Popups. Fixed that with MyIE2.

2) There was also this nagging problem of IE6 lacking a download manager. Fixed that with MyIE2.

3) I really hate it when I have to open multiple windows when reading news sites that can result in more than 20 open IE windows. Tabbed browsing solved that in MyIE2

4) If you're an admin in a corporate environment and using IE, malware should never have the chance to install at all or "phone home" to the attacker. The user should never have Administrator rights to install anything. So if a malware tries to be funny and install or change some registry setting - it should never have happened unless YOU, were not doing your job of removing admin rights.

5) I've used Mozilla and didn't like it. Never tried FireFox or Opera but when I discovered MyIE2, it has become indispensible for my everyday use, and from then on. True, IE6 is lacking in the features that I looked for but I've found the replacement - MyIE2. You guys should give it a go.

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