 Firefox 2.0 Trumps Ie7 In Phish-fighting |
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 Nov 15 2006, 09:32 AM
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QUOTE The evidence comes in a report released today by software testing firm SmartWare. The company tested each browser against the same phishing sites flagged by contributors to Phishtank, an anti-phishing network run by OpenDNS.
Firefox blocked 243 phishing sites that IE7 overlooked, while IE7 blocked 117 sites that Firefox did not. http://blog.washingtonpost.com/securityfix...umps_ie7_i.html -------------------- "Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts." "Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster"  |
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Nov 15 2006, 10:31 AM
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 Bleeping GloDiva Group: Members Posts: 7,479 Joined: 25-April 04 From: As always I'm beside myself ;) Member No.: 228 |
Well there ya have it folks. The results are in.
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Nov 17 2006, 02:40 PM
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 Bleep Bleep! Group: Admin Posts: 29,367 Joined: 24-January 04 From: USA Member No.: 3 |
Hmm...doesnt firefox utilize the google phishing database? If so, then that also means that google's phishing list is better than MS.
MS better start catching up. -------------------- Lawrence
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Nov 18 2006, 01:56 AM
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Microsoft has always been behind. Even I could probably run circles around them anymore
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Nov 18 2006, 12:18 PM
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 Hail Groovicus! Group: Site Admin Posts: 6,217 Joined: 5-June 04 From: Vermillion, SD Member No.: 689 |
Looks like Firefox needs a bit of work too. It still missed 117 sites.
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Nov 18 2006, 12:36 PM
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Forum Regular Group: Members Posts: 325 Joined: 16-November 06 From: Hammond, IN Member No.: 96,080 |
QUOTE(groovicus @ Nov 18 2006, 11:18 AM)  Looks like Firefox needs a bit of work too. It still missed 117 sites. that might be true, but IE definatly needs work. and tons of it -------------------- Let free your emotions so I can destroy them!
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Nov 22 2006, 10:57 PM
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QUOTE(DemonSui @ Nov 18 2006, 12:36 PM) QUOTE(groovicus @ Nov 18 2006, 11:18 AM) Looks like Firefox needs a bit of work too. It still missed 117 sites. that might be true, but IE definatly needs work. and tons of it It doesn't say the extension of severity. You can't accurately say IE is worse than Firefox without seeing all the reports of the phishing, because maybe IE let some .. minor .. phishing sites by that Firefox did not. It'd be cool to see Firefox and IE merge as.. Firefox. Mwahha. |
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