NSS Labs Browser Report Says IE Is the Best, Google Disagrees

adeelarshad82 writes "Independent testing company NSS Labs recently published a report on the ability of popular browsers to block socially engineered malware attack URLs. The test, funded by Microsoft, reported a 99 percent detection rate by Internet Explorer 9 beta, 90 percent by Internet Explorer 8, and 3 percent by Google Chrome. However, Google doesn't entirely approve of this report's focus and conclusions. According to Google not only didn't the report use Chrome 6 for the tests, the current version is Chrome 8; it also focused just on socially engineered malware, while excluding vulnerabilities in plug-ins or browsers themselves. Google defended its browser by claiming that it was built with security in mind and emphasized protection of users from drive-by downloads and plug-in vulnerabilities."

Comments

Attack urls?

[TheL0ser]

I'm well aware of what social engineering is, but what are "socially engineered malware attack URLs"? Those things that pop up in my inbox say "check out this picture of us!" with a link that looks like someone smashed their head on the keyboard?

Re:Attack urls?

[tycoex]

So basically, IE9 does a good job at protecting morons who download everything they see... from themselves.

In a recent study of women...

[GodfatherofSoul]

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* This study funded by GodfatherofSoul