Your preferred web browser?

I use Google Chrome cos I find it easy.

I use Internet Explorer 9 since it's the safest browser to use(it blocks 99% of malware while other browsers only block about 10%!).

Actually the safest browser is Google Chrome due to it's sandboxed nature. There was a report about IE being the safest, but that was funded by Microsoft.

I was really disappointed that Microsoft did that. I had my hopes up about IE after reading the report until I found out.

And for being safe against hijacking, you should check out the results of the most recent Pwn2Own competition results. (A hacking contest)
Though I will admit that they used IE 8 in that competition, apparently most of the improvements in IE 9 were in it's GUI.

Well, look at this vulnerability database...
This is a list of exploits and shellcode for things that people find using things like metasploit, or Hydra, or security audits like injection and fuzzing... If you search up Chrome, the latest exploit you can find that people found was for Chrome 8, they are on Chrome 17 right now. That isn't true for any other browsers, even my beloved Opera falls way behind Chrome. IE 9 has exploits.

I've found some internal ones myself, things like hijackable frames. (Though that isn't downright shellcode like this site lists)

Chrome literally has no exploits. Every other browser does. I'm not saying it's flawless, but no one has found anything yet.

Do NOT ask me how to use those, I will not tell you because I doubt it would be for anything ethical, and because it is directly in violation of the forum rules.

Edit: I should note that this is not in any way showing people how to hack or crack, nor is it illegal, these are source files that are there for analysis to judge the security of programs and require a set of skills of that of a hacker to actually use. (And if they had those skills, they would be able to find this code easily themselves)

I figured I should post this before people get the wrong idea.

Hmm...

Both are referring to two different types of threats.

One is social-engineered attacks, while other is exploit code. For protection, IE9 does the former well, and Chrome does the latter well.

Note that there is no such thing as a perfectly safe browser, and I have seen improvements in CSS3 and HTML5 support in every single browser. :)

The very last NSS Labs test is not sponsored for some reason, by the way.

Ah, well I'll admit that I am unfamiliar with social engineered tests since I don't usually keep up with that. So you may very well be correct.

But I know IE9 definitely doesn't protect from malware as well as previously mentioned in the thread. :P

Archenoth said:

Ah, well I'll admit that I am unfamiliar with social engineered tests since I don't usually keep up with that. So you may very well be correct.

But I know IE9 definitely doesn't protect from malware as well as previously mentioned in the thread. :P

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Uh huh. In the end, it boils down to the smarts of the users themselves.

Personally, I don't like IE8 these days - I only use it for Intranet. If I'm stuck on a Windows XP computer for some reason, I just run Firefox. It might be sloooooooow to start, but once it's loaded, well, everything should run smoothly.

I''m ending up with Firefox. It's pretty stable, and it's got a Private Browsing function which really helps ^^. Even though the other browsers have Private Browsing functions too, I find Firefox the best because I'm biased towards it.

(tbh, i cant see anything firefox has that chrome doesn't, but i grew up with firefox, so there :P)

Yeah, I'm a Firefox guy through and through. I've tried all of the others (except Opera; I've never met someone who uses it, though I've heard good things) and Firefox suits me down to a tee. I don't like IE's interface, and when I'm forced to use it on someone else's computer, it sends me into a rage; Safari I really don't like, but I can't really explain it: every time I go to an Apple Store to check my e-mail, I have to use Safari, and everything feels the same but different; Chrome is good - and super fast, admittedly - but I've had problems with it recognizing certain websites (such as PC, for one). Firefox has the right combination of everything I like to make me keep using it for the foreseeable future.

I've been using Firefox ever since I can remember switching over from IE. I have never really tried Chrome but I hear nothing but good things.

I love Chrome and it's sleekness and speediness. I haven't given FireFox a shot though in a long time.

I can't go to some sites cuz opera blocks from malvare to. So opere is best forever for me. I use it for 5+ years