Originally posted by LatecomerX:
There's a whole list to surfing the net safely, but for
online banking, here's some quick ones:
1. Scan your computer for any potential malwares, esp. keyloggers
(which basically log your keystrokes), before typing in any form of
important information. And remove them of course.
2. Use a firewall to add an layer of security. Even when your
personal information is stolen, they can't go anywhere if they are
denied access to the Internet. A firewall does just that.
3. Obviously, don't do online banking in a net cafe or on a public
wireless hotspot.
4. The website which you do banking on should have URLs starting
with "https://" on pages with login forms and account summary pages
where you can carry out actual transactions. If not, there is a
high chance that it is a fraud site.
5. I won't say that Firefox is any safer than IE [b]if you surf the
net to do online banking only. But if you are the other
99.9999% of those who surfs the net and at least once visited other
sites, esp those that display pond pics, you ought to use something
else other than IE. I recommend Opera. =D
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Wow, thanks for your detail explanation. 
By the way, why is Opera more secure than other web browser?
