Is firefox as secure as IE8??

[Qu3]

If you've just installed then your fully to to date. Firefox release a new installer when security updates have been released.

IE because of they way it integrates with Windows and Windows update just release updates.

 

[redeye_uk]

DailyTech ran a feature called "Browser Wars". Well worth a read....

Part 1
Part 2 (this part looks at security)
Part 3
Part 4

On one hand, IE 8 offers an excellent private browsing mode, tab isolation, and great blacklisting of malicious sites. On the other hand, its InPrivate Filter doesn't catch all ads. IE 8 is also the most frequently attacked and exploited browser, though Microsoft puts great effort into patching as quickly as possible.

Despite this, IE 8 for the very inexperienced/naive user is probably the best bet as it blocks more blatantly malicious sites than the rest of the field. Microsoft-sponsored research puts this block rate at 81 percent versus the next closest competitor -- Firefox -- at 27 percent. This may be a bit of an exaggeration, but Microsoft deserves praise for its progress on this front.

Chrome offers good overall protection with tab isolation, a private browsing mode and less vulnerabilities, but it is victim to probably the most ads of any of the browsers. Firefox is a close runner up to IE 8, especially when add-ons are considered. However, it lacks tab isolation. Opera and Apple have both put a fair deal of thought into their security efforts, but they just aren't as strong or focused as those of Microsoft, Mozilla, and Google.

 

[SiriusB]

I was reading this thread when I spotted something about my browser...

A cookie to anyone who spots it.

 

[Bane]

It's got Google name in top right.

I just use IE8 with Vista for Protected Mode.

 

[Seft]

Imported the FF Getting Started bookmark?

 

[Matteysan]

Imported the FF Getting Started bookmark?

Exactly what he's done

 

[SiriusB]

Cookies for Seft! You can share them with Mattey if you like.

But you don't have to.

 

[memyselfandi]

Installed AdBlockPlus a few days ago and was wondering whats the best subscription to use? at the moment Im using "Easy List (USA)". Also just how safe is AdBlockPlus, ie can ppl see what sites your looking at and get your bank, card details ect?

Just leave it on that subscription and add other things if you come across them.

As for your point about safety ... how would they do that ... you are not sending the data to anyone; you are downloading a list of filters which are applied when your browser sends requests to load components on each page to prevent it from loading some elements ... it's not as if you are going through a proxy which is stripping out the ads.