Will I need any other virus protection such as McAfee for my computer if I'm using Firefox?
I'm purchasing a new home computer and would like to know if I will need any further virus protection, such as McAfee or Webroot? Is the protection from Firefox sufficient enough or should I get something else as well? Thank you.
Neil
Firefox is a browser, it is not a antivirus program, of course you must install a antivirus program of your choice.
An excellent add-on to support as a supplement your antivirus program which is provides extra protection to your Firefox is [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/noscript/?src=hp-dl-mostpopular NoScript]. See it and your choice is yours.
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