IE9 Tops On Malware Blocking Test

[Ringel05]

I might have to go back to Internet Explorer.

An independent NSS group, ran a test on malware protection among the five most popular browsers, a competition that Internet Explorer 9 won simply because Microsoft put action into its words and employed SmartScreen Technology in IE9. SmartScreen, helps protect users from socially engineered malware attacks by stopping them before they have a chance to infect your PC.

Windows IE 9 – IE9 caught an exceptional 92% of the live threats
Windows IE 8 – caught 90% of the live threats
Apple Safari 5 – caught 13% of the live threats
Google Chrome 10 – caught 13% of the live threats
Mozilla Firefox 4 – caught 13% of the live threats
Opera 11 – caught 5% of the live threats

IE9 Tops On Malware Blocking Test | Apple Safari 5 | Google Chrome 10 |

 

[MeBelle]

Is that an endorsement and are you getting paid to do so?

 

[Ringel05]

Is that an endorsement and are you getting paid to do so?

No.
I currently use Lunescape and CometBird.
(See my thread about browsers in this sub form)

 

[iamwhatiseem]

Yeah...but what would Firefox be with AdBlock, NoScript and Ghostery running?
I'm going to go ahead and say probably better than 90%.
IE9 is also new, it will be a more telling test 6 months from now.

 

[Trajan]

 

[Ringel05]

Yeah...but what would Firefox be with AdBlock, NoScript and Ghostery running?
I'm going to go ahead and say probably better than 90%.
IE9 is also new, it will be a more telling test 6 months from now.

Unfortunately I just assumed the common add ons were used but since it didn't stipulate in the article I left a comment in the form of a question. Hopefully I'll get an answer.
Thanks, I hadn't thought of that.

I run AdBlock, Ghostery, WOT and Better Privacy, I found NoScript to be a tedious pain in the ass to use and unnecessary with what add ons I run.

 

[Ringel05]

 

[iamwhatiseem]

Yeah...but what would Firefox be with AdBlock, NoScript and Ghostery running?
I'm going to go ahead and say probably better than 90%.
IE9 is also new, it will be a more telling test 6 months from now.

Unfortunately I just assumed the common add ons were used but since it didn't stipulate in the article I left a comment in the form of a question. Hopefully I'll get an answer.
Thanks, I hadn't thought of that.

I run AdBlock, Ghostery, WOT and Better Privacy, I found NoScript to be a tedious pain in the ass to use and unnecessary with what add ons I run.

yeah..I admit I turned NoScript off after about 2-3 days myself.
Better Privacy eh...thanks...I'll give it a try.

 

[Ringel05]

Yeah...but what would Firefox be with AdBlock, NoScript and Ghostery running?
I'm going to go ahead and say probably better than 90%.
IE9 is also new, it will be a more telling test 6 months from now.

Unfortunately I just assumed the common add ons were used but since it didn't stipulate in the article I left a comment in the form of a question. Hopefully I'll get an answer.
Thanks, I hadn't thought of that.

I run AdBlock, Ghostery, WOT and Better Privacy, I found NoScript to be a tedious pain in the ass to use and unnecessary with what add ons I run.

yeah..I admit I turned NoScript off after about 2-3 days myself.
Better Privacy eh...thanks...I'll give it a try.

BTW I found an addendum to your sig line:
What I don't know would fill a warehouse, what I do know would fill an outhouse.
(BTW that's not aimed at you, I just thought it was funny and your sig line reminded me of it.)

 

[Dude111]

yeah..I admit I turned NoScript off after about 2-3 days myself.
Better Privacy eh...thanks...I'll give it a try.

Its actually MUCH SAFER to have scripts DISABLED as much as possible!

 

[Ringel05]

yeah..I admit I turned NoScript off after about 2-3 days myself.
Better Privacy eh...thanks...I'll give it a try.

Its actually MUCH SAFER to have scripts DISABLED as much as possible!

You must be a VERY patient person.......

 

[Dude111]

I can be but @ other times im not! (Many call me RELENTLESS)