Safest Browser?

LizardKing said:
Opinions based on a version released 10 years ago, throw in a bit of sheep mentality and hey presto :p
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Would be funny if it wasn't so true.

I remember when FF first became popular, all my friends moved over "cos it's not Microsuck, innit?" :rolleyes:
 
Very happy with Chrome. Light on resources, quick, has all the extensions (Ad Block etc) I need, flash is integrated so I don't have to faff with adobe installers, favorites just a click away with fav bar.

Firefox was always a PITA on my system.
 
9 out of 10 people who visit me with a virus on their machine .. IE users

I prefer firefox mainly due to customisations (adons) that can secure it better
 
lurkio said:
9 out of 10 people who visit me with a virus on their machine .. IE users
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I don't think that necessary gives a clear picture of things. Those people who visit you are most likely not quite as computer literate as the people who are members of a computer forum and need a little education about computer security. You also have to factor in that Internet explorer is the default web browser on Windows. Unless you have a slight interest in computers, you aren't likely to download and install a different web browser.

You also have to take into consideration how that piece of malware managed to infect the system. Was it through a vulnerability in the web browser, or through a piece of software which they installed. If it was the latter, then which web browser they were using isn't really going to have an affect in those circumstances.
 
IE64 is faster than chrome in the same way waterfox is faster than firefox, however oddly, you cannot set ie64 as the default browser.

It's interesting in two ways. Firstly Ms made huge effort with IE8/9, they pushed it in the same way they pushed directx 10 with windows 7, and made a similarly large effort to comply with standard they'd previously ignored (the lifehacker article above is good, concise summary). They succedded with directx, despite opengl being a more powerful,better option but failed with IE through a combination of stigma and lack of flash support.

Now all the important plugins support x64, but IEx64 which was the fastest html5 browser when it launched is scoring 1/4 of what firefox scores in the peacekeeper html5 bench. It seems MS are still stuck in the trap of releasing a browser then doing nothing for 2 years until the next one is released.

If you have to use IE then the x64 build is a no-brainer imo, but the inability to set it as default and having to pin it tot he task-bar is a pain too imo. If you ever click on anything that opens the browser it'll be the x86 one you get.
 
Azuse05 said:
IE64 is faster than chrome in the same way waterfox is faster than firefox, however oddly, you cannot set ie64 as the default browser.

It's interesting in two ways. Firstly Ms made huge effort with IE8/9, they pushed it in the same way they pushed directx 10 with windows 7, and made a similarly large effort to comply with standard they'd previously ignored (the lifehacker article above is good, concise summary). They succedded with directx, despite opengl being a more powerful,better option but failed with IE through a combination of stigma and lack of flash support.

Now all the important plugins support x64, but IEx64 which was the fastest html5 browser when it launched is scoring 1/4 of what firefox scores in the peacekeeper html5 bench. It seems MS are still stuck in the trap of releasing a browser then doing nothing for 2 years until the next one is released.

If you have to use IE then the x64 build is a no-brainer imo, but the inability to set it as default and having to pin it tot he task-bar is a pain too imo. If you ever click on anything that opens the browser it'll be the x86 one you get.
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Guess thats good for BF3 players, because Origin does not support 64bit browsers yet.
 
Indeed, Bf3 failing to support and boycotting steam over a couple dollars, it's almost like they're trying to spy on you for the sake of profit but relying on third party tools.

On topic. I don't use IE and haven't for years (outside of work/university environments i.e. no choice) but since following standard even the worst websites now render correctly in every browser - that's a good thing. What isn't is them simply leaving it alone for 12-18 months while things like ff/chrome are getting background updates every other month or opera is pushing out some rather nice features.

Receiving a cumulative IE update every few months on windows update essentially means you've been vulnerable for a few months. The recent everything off by default is fantastic for security, but somewhat benign without rapid patches.
 
Nice timing by Dilbert ;) Ironic given the Email addy he uses :D

http://www.dilbert.com/2012-05-03/

L4nYnX
 
IE is safest browser. others dont have as large a userbase or a support plan. hence why IE gets updates and fixes for security issues. if holes are found in other browsers such as firefox, normally no one will report them and just exploit them.

easier way to say things: IE has less KNOWN security issues since microsoft has seperate team and considerable resources piled into testing.

a browser such as firefox people believe has less security issues simply because its security issues are UNKNOWN.
 
Cyber-Mav said:
IE is safest browser. others dont have as large a userbase or a support plan. hence why IE gets updates and fixes for security issues. if holes are found in other browsers such as firefox, normally no one will report them and just exploit them.

easier way to say things: IE has less KNOWN security issues since microsoft has seperate team and considerable resources piled into testing.

a browser such as firefox people believe has less security issues simply because its security issues are UNKNOWN.
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Bull. It depends who finds the vulnerability in the first place. A "whitehat" is more likely to hand the information over than a "blackhat".

Microsoft will sometimes wait until Patch Tuesday to release a security fix for IE where as Chrome and Firefox (from v13) have automatic patching and won't delay the release.

https://sites.google.com/a/chromium.org/dev/Home/chromium-security/vulnerability-rewards-program
 
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