World famous Symmantec corporation has said that of the total users of Microsoft, about 78 % of IE users are getting infected by viruses and worms. Whereas, only 40 % of Firefox users are getting infected by viruses and worms ! Its a great news for all firefox users. This information was given by a meet held in Bangalore last week !
As the installed base grows the problems will grow. Spammers/Scammers target the platform with the easiest chance of entry. Who knows what the future holds. I for one like Firefox and it seems to be faster and for me at least access to the configuration areas I use is easier. Macs have a lower problem with viruses as well... but I'm not going to be switching any time soon. Kudos for Firefox - a good product.
I think the common Firefox user is more familiar with tech&software than the common Internet Explorer user. Heck the common IE user doesn't even know what a browser is (excluding webmasters, web developers, etc. here) And it's Symantec by the way (juts one "m")