actually Firefox is a Subsidiary version of mozilla with better features at a smaller file size, with buttons that aren't from netscape navigator. I would perfer firefox over Mozilla anyways.

And the only reason why you kept on getting plugins and spyware in IE is in actuality one or more of these three reasons.
  • You dowloaded them yourself (thorugh a free program that you wanted)
  • You obviously did not pay ANY attention to the warnings or messages that IE gives when a plugin or peice of software trys to install itself.
  • Or maybe it's becasue you had your security setting at rock bottom. =/