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Advertising networks are vectors for malware:

https://www.cisecurity.org/insights/blog/malvertising

https://www.malwarebytes.com/malvertising

https://theconversation.com/spyware-can-infect-your-phone-or...

Even the FBI recommends ad blockers:

https://www.ic3.gov/Media/Y2022/PSA221221?=8324278624

So if you're concerned about security then you want the browser with the best ad blocker.

uBlock Origin works best in Firefox:

https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b...

Another good choice would be Brave which has a builtin ad blocker which natively supports uBlock Origin style block lists.

yes and it doesn't hurt to be off OSX and Microsoft Windows

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