Firefox Targted by Malware

Users are often told to feel safer (including by me) if they use Firefox because of its more secure design and because less spy ware and malware is made for it. Today it was released that there is new Malware (malicious software) that "[the malware uses technology to] identify more than 100 financial and money transfer Web sites, including Barclays, Wachovia, Bank of America, and PayPal along with two dozen or so Italian and Spanish banks. When it recognizes a Web site, it will collect logins and passwords, forwarding that information to a server in Russia." http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/120408-firefox-users-targeted-by-rare.html?netht=rn_120408&nladname=120408

The issue here is that the threat of malicious Internet users effects everyone. It does not matter what security software you have it is how much you pay attention to what you click on and install. Use safe Internet practices and have a good security program like AVAST! and you should be fine.