On Thu, Jul 02, 2015 at 03:07:43PM +0800, Bret Busby wrote: > On 02/07/2015, Wilko Fokken <wfok...@web.de> wrote: > > In the past times, depending on a serial modem for internet access, > > I preferred Opera, because it allows to switch ANY graphics OFF // ON > > through simple menu buttons: > > > > A problem with the opera web browser, that causes me to avoid using > recent versions, and to avoid updating, and, to recommend against > installing it, is the inclusion of the malware named speed dial, and, > the obsession of the opera staff, with preventing users from disabling > the malware that is named speed dial. I wonder whether old Opera versions WITHOUT Speed Dial would be safer compared to using recent versions WITH Speed Dial integrated.
> As soon as someone finds how to disable speed dial, the opera people > prevent speed dial from being disabled in the next version. > > So, for a web browser that is efficient, I suggest lynx. > > And, I recommend against installing opera. As I don't have to rely on my slow serial modem any more to connect to the Internet, I am using Opera only when I need to completely block out nasty ads. With a right mouse click on a blank Opera screen, I have opened the Speed Dial configurtion menu allowing me to diminish and/or hide Speed Dial completely; whether this still enables intruders to exploit it as malware, I'd like to know. So far, I haven't experienced any abuse of my computer abstaining strictly from facebook, twitter etc., using only 'mutt' as my mailer. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20150705192726.ga26...@fok03.laje.edewe.de
