[TheWolf]

Avant Browser is, hands down, the best browser on the planet. it has all the best of Internet Explorer, Opera and even Foxfire, and then gives you more. Avant Browser is loaded with surfing power and protection while on the internet than you can imagine!

from the developer:

Top Rated Features of Avant Browser Online Profile Storage: Avant Browser can save users' bookmarks, RSS Feeds, configurations or web passwords etc, in Avant Online Storage. In this way, users can access their personal data from anywhere, office, home or an Internet cafe, and don't need to worry about losing those data when re-installing Windows. AutoFills: Help users to memorize web passwords, and fill passwords for users with one click. Flash Animation Filter: More than 85% of all flash animations on web pages are advertising. These flash files are pretty large, and normally take up to 90% of the size of the page you're visiting. With Avant Browser you can save the bandwidth by blocking the download of these flash files with just one easy click. Avant Browser also provides options to block downloads of pictures, videos, sounds and ActiveX components. With these options users can control their bandwidth and speed up page loading. Built-in AD/Pop-up Blocker: Easily eliminate unwanted AD banners and pop-up pages automatically with just one click. Built-in RSS/ATOM Reader: Avant Browser has a built-in RSS/ATOM Reader, which allows you to read RSS/ATOM feeds just like browsing web pages. And you can also keep your favorite feeds as bookmarks. Additional Mouse Functions: If you click a link in the web page with the middle mouse button, the link will be opened in a new window in the background. This feature is extremely useful for opening posts in forums. Avant Browser also comes with customizable Mouse Gestures, with which you can easily navigate the browser by moving the mouse. Multi-Window Browsing: Browse multiple web pages simultaneously. All opened pages can be easily stopped, refreshed, closed or arranged with one click. Real Full Screen Mode and Alternative Full Desktop mode: When you enable Full Screen Mode, all you see is the webspace, with no toolbars or other clutter. They are simply autohidden! Move your mouse over the top or bottom and find the toolbar and tab bar respectively. Avant Browser also provides Full Desktop Mode, which is the same as Full screen mode, but differs in that your windows task bar stays visible. Built-in Search Engine: Avant Browser provides a built-in search engines. Built-in search engines enable user to search for web pages, images, groups, directories, news, lyrics and software in Internet. Full IE Compatibility: Avant Browser comes with all Internet Explorer functions, including Cookies, ActiveX Controls, Java Script, Real player and Macromedia Flash. IE bookmarks are automatically imported into Avant Browser. Control Your Privacy: With Avant Browser, you can easily keep your privacy by deleting all browsing traces such as: Typed Addresses, Auto-Complete Passwords, Cookies, History of Visited Web Sites, Temporary Internet Files and Search Keywords. Safe Recovery: If Avant Browser is closed improperly, all open web pages are saved and will be automatically reopened at next startup. Customizable Skins: Express your creativity by making a skin for Avant using a custom, easy to use program called Avant Browser Skin Maker, or use any of the many and varied skins made by other users.

i have been using Avant Browser since version 7.0.2.9 - since January 12, 2003 - before FireFox was even created!

On April 3, 2003, the Mozilla Organization announced that they planned to change their focus from the Mozilla Suite to Firefox and Thunderbird. [Wikipedia]

Avant Browser was providing tabbed, safe internet browsing b4 FireFox was a 1 or a 0 [lame attempt at a programming joke]!!
at present i use version 10.1 build 40 - because the newer versions have bookmarks and stuff saved online for the new generation on the go [you guys]. i'm old and paranoid, so i stick with this older version. but the newest Avant Browser [version 11+] is loaded with ALOT of great new tweaks [or older tweaks made better]!!
i know the "way" to go is Firefox ... but i've never been a "do it like the rest of the crowd" kinda guy - in this case, the "we hate Microsoft and Internet Explorer" crowd. Firefox is nice and i do use it when i want to - but for me, it's a "maybe i can print it right in this browser" or maybe i like one of the plugins.
But Avant Browser has been doing it longer, safer, as good or better than almost any browser around. give it a try!!!

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Update!! - in Avant Browser go to "tools" [in the menu], then "Avant Browser Options", then "URL Alias". here you can type in 1 or two letters [or numbers!] and then paste your favorite web address in the next field and Viola!!! - SUPER easy access to your favorite websites! my URL alias for this site is a1 [anime#one in my mind!]. i have three good anime sites and the other two are a2 and a3. i bring up the "smilie page" here with "as" for anime-smilies! make your own URL aliases and SUPER charge your internet surfing.
- wolf!