NSS Testing Finds Microsoft Internet Explorer and Google Chrome Tops in Protecting Against Malware
Research by NSS Labs indicates that in its testing, Microsoft Internet Explorer and Google Chrome are the safest browsers.
NSS, which bills itself as "the world's leading information security research and advisory company," recenlty unveiled the results of its Browser Security Comparative Analysis: Socially Engineered Malware. Over the course of 28 days, from March 13 through April 9, the firm tested the five, most popular browsers against 754 samples of real-world malicious software. The browsers were Apple Safari 5, Google Chrome 25/26, Microsoft Internet Explorer 10, Mozilla Firefox 19, and Opera 12.
The results revealed significant safety differences.
Blocking technologies used by browsers (higher is better).
Source: NSS-Browser Security Comparative Analysis
By using a combination of three different safety tools, Internet Explorer and Chrome topped the list. Altogether, IE blocked about 99.6% of all incoming malware; Chrome blocked 83.16%. Falling a distant third was Apple's Safari. Opera offered essentially no protection with 1.87%.
NSS says the web browser is both "the primary vector by which malware is introduced to computers" and "the first line of defense against malware infection."
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