Firefox vs Internet Explorer
<img src='http://www.mozilla.org/images/product-firefox.png' style='margin:5px;' align='left'>According to the most recent update to security-firm Symantec's biannual Internet Security Threat Report, the last six months saw a significant uptick in the number of security vulnerabilities found in web browsers. Leading the way was Firefox, with 47 bugs discovered.
Researchers and hackers discovered 38 vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer, 12 in Safari, and seven in Opera.
According to the most recent update to security-firm Symantec's biannual Internet Security Threat Report, the last six months saw a significant uptick in the number of security vulnerabilities found in web browsers. Leading the way was Firefox, with 47 bugs discovered. Researchers and hackers discovered 38 vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer, 12 in Safari, and seven in Opera.
The numbers cover a six-month period from January 1 through June 30, 2006. Symantec says its data comes from over 40,000 sensors the company has deployed around the world as well as its database of vulnerabilities.
In addition to leading the pack in sheer number of vulnerabilities, Firefox also showed the greatest increase in number, as the popular open-source browser had only logged 17 during the previous reporting period. IE saw an increase of just over 50 percent, from 25; Safari doubled its previous six; and Opera was the only one of the four browsers monitored that actually saw a decrease in vulnerabilities, from nine to seven.
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ghost 18 years ago
yeah. im down with ya'll. how serious are these bugs. the IE vunerability to run whatever we want throuh webpages is a HUGE hole. whats FF got problems with other than the extensions?? I mean are we talking little bugs or gapping wholes. Regardless, it was talking about NEW bugs, IE still has a shitload of OLD bugs in it, so im pretty sure it FF is still safer.
ghost 18 years ago
I've used the new IE and Firefox and IE loads slower than someone's dead grandma, even with the phishing scanner turned off… And I'm with Folk Theory. The faster you get out a good product, the more crap is going to go haywire but they atleast know their own code so they fixed the bugs that fast… Microsoft has too much crap on their minds to worry just about their bugs.
ghost 18 years ago
Opera is actually pretty cool, I use it and Firefox. Some of you guys shouolld check it out I'm not saying it replaces firefox, but the tab system is great
ghost 18 years ago
what versions of firefox and ie did they "explored" ?
the firefox 1.5 or 2.0 ? and also: ie 6.0 or the ie 7.0 ?