That's a rather sweeping statement Lance. I wonder why you'd consider a highly rated browser like Opera a virus. You're scaring off people with such words while providing no proof or alternatives.
Are you implying it is less stable and less safe than IE? I think nothing is less reliable than IE!
As for FireFox, and I am replying to MerpsMom here:
What kind of support do you get with Internet Explorer? None really. FireFox also has automatic updates and has user supported forums.
FireFox is free, safe, fast and is easy to use. You can use it without reading a manual. It starts just like IE (double click, it starts, type in an address, it goes there, etc). But it can be customized to make your browsing and life easier.
One of its advantages (which you don't need to learn to make it work, but it is there just in case is "tabbed" browsing). Which means you can have TheGrumble, CNN, Yahoo, Google, Hotmail, XYZ, or whatever, all open at the same time, but neatly hidden. You can switch between them just by clicking on the tab where each open is located. hence the name "tabbed" browsing. See screen shot below.
You can certainly call me if you need me to elaborate on this or explain further on the subject.