If you`re using Mozilla Firefox or Opera or any other browser that you like you`ve probably wondered if it`s safe to delete Internet Explorer.
The answer is no, it`s not a good idea to delete Internet Explorer because it is a part of Windows. Actually when Windows is updating itself, he`s checking for programs that needs to be updated and Internet Explorer is one of the most updated programs from Windows.
But that`s not everything, wait, there is more:
Like all web browsers the primary job of Internet Explorer is to display HTML encoded web pages.
Also there are a lot of applications that are using HTML. They are displaying results, their interface is using HTML and so on...
As a conclusion: when a program use Internet Explorer, it is being designed to search for places where Internet Explorer is being installed. If you delete Internet Explorer such programs won`t be able to function properly because they simply can`t find what they are looking for.
In Windows 7 if you`re trying to turn off Internet Explorer, you are being warned regarding the consequences of this action.
As you can see it is not recommended to either delete or turnoff Internet Explorer. However if you really want to turn it off probably it is a better idea.
If you can`t delete Internet Explorer maybe you should make him safer by peforming several actions:
- disable third-party extensions
- uninstall and disable
- turn the security level at maximum - High
If you do that, when an application that requires Internet Explorer is not working properly, all you have to do is to reset back to normal level.
Probably the best thing to do is to ignore Internet Explorer. Just use your favorite browser and don`t think anymore at Internet Explorer. I know that some of you might think that keeping Internet Explorer is like having an open door to intruders but that`s not completely true.
Vulnerabilities and risks appears when you`re using an old Windows version such as Windows 2000 or why not XP in combination with an older browser such as Internet Explorer version 5 or 6 and so on...
If you continue to use a modern Windows such as Windows 7 plus a more modern browser such as Internet Explorer 9 or 10 and everything is being updated it`s extremely hard to be infected especially when you don`t use Internet Explorer. Assuming that a vulnerability exists for the latest browser version, still the attacker needs to send you a link that will take you to a page and since you`re not using this browser...you get the picture.