IE is currently the most popular browser and this is why its security flaws are targetted by these malicious programs. If Netscape increases in popularity, they will target Netscape too, with exactly the same results. It has nothing to do with IE being unsecure and Netscape being in any way better (Netscape is more bugged than IE for rendering HTML) From the article:- "NetSec's Houlahan advocated drastic action. "I told my wife, unless it is absolutely necessary and unless you are going to a site like our banking site, stay off the Internet right now," he said. " This guy sounds nuts to me. I just hope nobody's listening to him...