How Safe Is Your browser?

[fgarvb1]

Test it out and read the report. Mine did not do well.


http://www.secunia.com/


look on the left hand side of the page for the test.

Browser checker here.
http://www.secunia.com/advisories/search/?menu=repo

 

[cyberski]

Here's another one: Browser Security Test


Get Mozilla Firebird and you'll be pleasantly surprised at how much more secure, and faster it is compared to M$ explorer.

 

[quickfoot]

I agree about Firebird, I am able to run it on Windows, HP-UX, BSD and my Linux machines which gives me a consistent user experience.

Also Firebird is compatable with the Mozilla plugins (since it is mozilla with a new visual look) and has a great extension system that lets people increase features easily.

I've got almost everyone at work and most the people I know in my personal life switched to Firebird.

 

[curiousandkinky]

Mine tested with all "0". Firebird sounds interesting, how stable is it?

 

[quickfoot]

Really stable, far more so than IE and it has tabbed browsing and built in pop-up blocking.

It is based on Mozilla so it has the most standards compliant html engine under the hood, haven't had any problems with it.

One thing is most plugins don't have installers for firebird yet, if you install Mozilla and install the mozilla plugin just copy the plugins directory to your firebird directory.

I haven't had anyone that has tried Firebird switch back to IE.

 

[AnelizeDarkEyes]

I'm loving Firebird, myself (found out about it HERE as a matter of fact *grin*)

Wouldn't go back to the POS that is IE.

~anelize

 

[cyberski]

I'm loving Firebird, myself (found out about it HERE as a matter of fact *grin*)

Wouldn't go back to the POS that is IE.

~anelize

Yeeesss....I believe I hooked you already earlier, didn't I?

 

[Dionysus2003]

I would recommend the Opera-browser.

A quick and reliable browser, quite safe, and with a good e-mail client. 12 MB download with java, 3-4 MB without.

And they are very quick to patch it up if they find security-holes and such.

Try it, you'll like it...

 

[noso]

browser check tells me i'm perfectly safe with IE

I also use ad-aware pro 6 with adwatch 3
i feel nice and safe

I personally like IE the best
but I have used opera in the past
its ok

 

[quickfoot]

I wouldn't recommend staying with IE for anything except what you absolutely need it for which is nothing for most people. There are a few sites poorly written that require IE to function (most of them just check the user agent string but a few actually use IE only functionality).

Besides the massive security holes in IE Microsoft is not going to distribute IE as a standalone product much longer.

IE is not stable, standards compliant, or secure, does not have tabbed browsing, built in pop blocking or much of anything else other than ActiveX compared to some of the other browsers.

http://news.com.com/2100-1032_3-1011859.html