Currently, the IE (Internet Explorer =) is the most popular browser on the Internet. As such, hackers have made their number one goal and began to exploit their weaknesses. It also has the disadvantage of relying on ActiveX technology, which allows websites to run programs on your PC via your browser. Although there is an improvement in security in IE7 and IE8 compared to previous versions, this technology remains vulnerable.

To improve security, you can choose to use a less popular browser, Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome.

Firefox and Chrome uses a different technology for Internet Explorer. Both built on the open source code from other platforms. Chrome is based on open source Webkit engine, which is an open source web browser available engine developed by the Foundation WebKit. Firefox is based on the open source Gecko engine, which is a rendering engine being developed by Mozilla Corporation.

For now, the most popular alternative to Internet Explorer is Firefox. I have great respect for Mozilla and the open source community, but when I tried to use Firefox 3. 5 had a frustrating experience. He kept crashing on me, hitting my PC with it.

Following this experience I decided to give a chance to Google. While Google has repeatedly stated that the Chrome browser has features innovative safety.

In investigating these ads, I noticed four important security features in Google.

If you are using the Chrome browser and have the means to allow safe navigation, and communication with Google Chrome Google’s servers about every half hour to download updated lists of suspected phishing and malicious websites. These lists are stored in your PC so that when you surf the Web for each site should be posted on the local black lists (This is designed for performance). If the site is currently in blacklist a warning message indicating that the requested site is a suspected phishing site or a malicious website and the user can choose to return to safety.

This feature appears to contribute to the fight against malware and phishing, but there is a drawback. Some bloggers have raised questions about the implications of confidentiality. Bloggers are aware that every few hours when an update of black lists is done, two parameters are sent to Google’s servers – “Machine” and “userid” – both the information calculated on the basis of information about the user machine. This information is sent with a lot of information to another browser to ask Google if you need to download an update. This information can be used for surveillance. Google is, of course, the obligation of confidentiality agreement with Internet users who said they did not use the personal data are collected, but this position against a court order requirement? I do not really know. In summary, the safety of navigation appears to be a security element of a great struggle against the attacks of phishing and malware, but users who are passionate about their privacy should think twice before using.

You can still create bookmarks, and they will be kept out of the incognito window.

A similar feature also exists in Internet Explorer 8 and Firefox 3. Five browser. These features make life easier probably for Internet users who want to keep your surfing habits to themselves, but in the same way that helps adults in the group may also allow children to surf unsupervised. Internet to warn children can hide your internet activities of their parents. It is therefore very important that parents understand that track your Internet activities of children watching the browser history on the PC of the child could not function.

Parents should be aware that even in Incognito mode that your children can use this to clear your browser history so that parents should not rely on browser history as something that can help them get involved in the activities of their children online.

In short, these four safety devices appear to be useful and contribute to a safe Internet experience, but I do not see any innovative model of security here. Three of these features – the security software of navigation mode for privacy and Clear navigation data are already in IE8 and Firefox 3. 5, and sandbox security mechanism can be added to IE8 and Firefox for a plugin / addon.

I think the biggest advantage of Google Chrome is not currently addressed by both malicious people, like IE and Firefox are. Another advantage is the ease of use factor that appears to be, in my opinion better than Internet Explorer or Firefox, but I think this issue is a matter of taste. . .

For now, if you’re looking for a less targeted browser, Google Chrome seems to be a good alternative.

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