IE8 has the highest malware blocking rate

NSS Labs, in their browser security study, have found Internet Explorer 8 to have the highest blocking rate in web based malware delivery and infection.

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer v8 (RC1) achieved 69% block rate
  • Mozilla Firefox v3.07 achieved just over 30% block rate
  • Apple Safari v3 achieved 24% block rate
  • Google Chrome 1.0.154 achieved 16% block rate
  • Opera 9.64 achieved 5% block rate

Browser details

Read more at NSS Labs detailed report -> Download (PDF 445 kb)

4 Comments

Rudradeep  on March 31st, 2009

well no comments !! choto cheeta i am a reader of ur blof for a long time! but this time with this post i am really disappointed ! here the report made was supported & funded by microsoft and worst part of it, when IE 8 RC 1 was taken for study they must took Opera 10 aplha , Firefox 3.1beta & safari 4 beta and Chrome 2 beta !! and funniest part is Opera cud not provide protection against malware which gives IE 8 ! ha ha !! http://my.opera.com/haavard/blog/2009/03/26/malware-report-from-nss-labs-manipulates-statistics Read it !!

Choto Cheeta  on March 31st, 2009

@Rudradeep
Hi,

Thanks for your comment.. Please note, I never said that these are my words that IE8 having blah blah blah..

I have just pointed out towards the report..

This is the same reason for which your comment opposing the report would also be visible along with the link of Opera blog, un-edited !!!

Thanks,

Rudradeep  on March 31st, 2009

well thanks for not disabling the link! I 1st came across this report via Favbrowser, what you did just copied like them so … i expected that u wud add something at the end !! newy thnx again for ur other nice blogs!

Choto Cheeta  on April 2nd, 2009

Rudradeep :

well thanks for not disabling the link! I 1st came across this report via Favbrowser, what you did just copied like them so … i expected that u wud add something at the end !! newy thnx again for ur other nice blogs!

There was nothing much to write about the report..

Although you have said I have copied but if you read it again and compare, you may see, I just have pointed towards the report..

It was a MS funded study hence there was nothing which needed detailed explanation :lol:

Thanks..

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