IE5.5 is the most popular browser from a couple of years ago. That's asking for safety problems . This is not microsoft bashing, this rule would be valid for any browser from any company. Basically you choose to become a nice fat piece of wildlife on which the poachers had years of targetting practice. Easy kill...

Only very good extra safety measures will make using IE5.5 a safe thing to do.

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