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IE Blows Away Rivals in Browser Security
- yanw 16y agoBullshit: http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2010/12/14/tests-show-that-internet-explorer-is-the-safest-browser-against-malware-wait-what/ http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2010/12/14/tests-show-that-i...
- ams6110 16y agoThe link points out that the tests were run against rather dated versions of competing browsers.
- awa 16y agoIt justs points out the version of Chrome used was 6 instead of Chrome 8. It doesn't say they used dated version of FF or Safari. Also, Chrome 6 is handily beaten by IE8 and chrome 6 was in use till recently
- rbanffy 16y agoI see Microsoft just increased their ad budget for PCWorld.
- ams6110 16y agoThe test was a measure of how well the browser alerts users to the danger of DOWNLOADED EXECUTABLES, based on "reputation." A neat idea, but not NOT a measure of overall browser security.
- supersillyus 16y agoThat's the trolliest headline I've read on a tech site in a while.