IE9 - the best in the test for security

Slowly but surely to products of Microsoft the reputation of protected returns. Recently Kaspersky was positive for Windows 7 security system, having noted improvements in comparison with the previous versions. However these responses are not so convincing as the August report of NSS Labs in which results of testing of new versions of the most popular browsers are published: Safari, Firefox, Chrome, Opera and Internet Explorer.

Testing was held using technology of social engineering (SEM). Today it is a basis for the most widespread category of malware. If you did not get under influence of such software yet, then almost for certain know those to whom it already happened. Usually in that case links for loading of the malware to the computer often mask under a screen saver or antivirus software.

But as it is possible to see on the diagram, IE9 successfully competed with other browsers when case reached blocking of the links containing such malware: result more than 99%. With a big separation from it on effectiveness on the second place the Chrome browser from Google with result of 13%.

Results of comparative testing of browsers for opposition by technologies of social engineering

Source: NSS Labs, 2011

A little earlier, in May NSS Labs held similar testing and then results looked so. Internet Explorer 8 identified 90% of threats, Apple Safari 5 - 13% of threats. Mozilla Firefox of 4 - 13% of threats is, much less, than IE8 or IE9. This result is 6% worse, than 19% at global testing in the third quarter 2010. It can indicate the general decrease in level of protection in Firefox.

Google Chrome 10 could catch 13% of threats. Is much higher, than 3% in the third quarter 2010. Opera of 11 - 5% of threats. According to researchers, quite predictable result for the first testing.

According to the Netmarketshare.com resource, shares of browsers in the market were distributed as follows now:

Internet Explorer - 52,71% Mozilla Firefox - 21,47% Chrome - 13,49% Safari - 8,1% Opera - 1,65% The others - in the amount less than 3%.