Johnhack, doesnt mean that this is driver's problem, others things also can contribute the problem. I've the faced this trouble few week ago, it is the old monitor can't support high resolution, as...
Why not using Opera browser, it contain a lots of features. But as nihil said, nothing is "secure". The others is depend on how you setting them. FireFox also is a good browser, I have tried it once,...
Solution #1: I think, better you reinstall your OS, then update it before you install others application, because I think that it coflict with other applications.