Huge misconceptions about IE9 are still so common!
Annoyingly, I think people still get mixed up with IE9, assuming it is IE7 or 8. It is completely different.
Firefox is and always has been awful, Chrome is okay, but guess what is better?
Internet Explorer 9 Is Most Secure Browser when it comes to blocking Malware:
http://www.vikitech.com/4683/internet-explorer-9-malware-blocking-browser"Internet Explorer is superior, from this point of view, to the similar browsers like Chrome, Firefox, Opera or Safari.
I have to be frank with you, guys – I really, really didn’t see this coming and I guess you’ll all agree with me on this. The previous Internet Explorer “saga” has made a bad reputation for itself precisely because of weak security and poor resistance to viruses, malware and other digital threats."
Internet Explorer 9 is Safest Web Browser, NSS Says
http://www.winsupersite.com/blog/supersite-blog-39/internet-explorer2/internet-explorer-9-is-safest-web-browser-nsi-says-140224"Explorer 9 web browser does a better job of protecting users from malware than the competition. In fact it's not even close: In the first study, IE 9 is shown to block a whopping 96 percent of live threats online, compared to just 13.2 percent for Google Chrome, 7.6 percent for Mozilla Firefox and Apple Safari, and 6.1 percent for Opera."
I was going to post more studies, but I don't feel like it.
Enjoy your crappy browsers!
PS: I'm not posting this to be an ass, but to show you a safer browser. The conception is that IE is virus land, but the reality is that browsers are your first line of defense against viruses, and are INSANELY vulnerable. IE9 is safer than both Firefox and Chrome. Sorry.