How hard is it to remove Internet Explorer to improve security?
The greatest feature of Windows is that the current version is compatible with software developed for the earlier versions. And nowhere is this more apparent than when it comes to the flaws in Internet Explorer (IE). It seems that no matter how often this great internet tool gets patched, it remains compatible with hackers' software.
What we lovingly call Internet Exploder is one of the main routes into PCs for malware such as viruses, spyware, adware and buffer overflows. The obvious remedy is to remove it from the system.
If only it were that easy. Microsoft has weaved IE so closely into the Windows operating system that even the EC's E500m antitrust case could not winkle it out.
