I see this question asked regularly... Generally speaking, the vast majority of browser exploits in the wild target windows browsers or their plugins like Java, Adobe Reader & Flash, or ActiveX. So even if you're using one of those plugins with a Unix browser (of those available), you're already protected since the exploits won't run on your OS if they're even triggered in the first place. In my experience, I've seen some malware for Android and OS X but there have been maybe a handful of barely mentionable Linux malware over the years. So your choice of OS alone has drastically limited your risk footprint. In my mind, the most compelling reason for maintaining current versions of Firefox on Solaris & Illumos/OI derivatives is for feature parity.
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