Is Spybot still useful if you use Firefox?

[cheater87]

I have been using Spybot for many years and I love the immunization feature and bad download blocker. Firefox is my main browser and I have heard if you use Firefox you don't need those features anymore. Is this true? :sad:

 

[md usa spybot fan]

Both immunization and the bad download blocker only work with Internet Explorer.

 

[andrewgu]

related question re firefox and spybot

hello
I use firefox and spybot.
I also use adaware, an antivirus program and zone alarm firewall.
As spybot only works with internet explorer, is it advisable that I also use another program like spyware blaster.
what is advised for firefox users?
andrew

 

[FAUST]

I also use zone alarm firewall.

The PRO version of ZA has spysite blocking which works with FF.
PepiMK has hinted that there may be support for FF in the finshed 1.5 version of SB.

 

[diligentinquirer]

Spybot does pickup adware and other insfestation on FF though. FF, once set, is supposed to not let in third party cookes, but I just set it and what appears to be third party cookies still appear in the FF cookies memory (tools, options. FF also has a bad prog blocker, and of course its pop up blocker.

The adware (and usage tracks) that spybot detects, and I have fixed, does get moved to recovery. Don't know if it means anything, but I notice that while using only FF, sometimes data collects in the IE folder (I just clear it out, so have not looked it over to see exactly what it was).

FF has some sort of a built in program that is supposed to immunize the effects of such adware. Adware-se and my Xsoft very rarely pick-up and adware when I use FF, but really do not know why.

Don't know how much help this is, but thought I'd shoot it your way.

Diligent