Re: What is the most secure web browser,

[Tim Larson <tim () lovelyskin com>]

secureot wrote:

> There have been several recent vulnerabilities in the
> past few weeks alone on IE, that prove that it is
> obviously not the secure web browser of choice.
> My question to the list, is what is the most secure
> browser that will not get manipulated like IE? 
> Is the programming languages and protocols at fault or
> $pecific vendors? 
> I don’t think that continuous, almost daily patching
> is realistic or even close to a resolution. I also do
> not believe that Lynx is an answer.

I believe the biggest problem is IE's close tie to Windows, and the fact 
that it allows scripting to affect Windows - so I guess you could say I'm 
blaming the vendor.  I use Opera and Mozilla (and occasionally 
derivatives like Netscape and Galeon) for web browsing, and Thunderbird 
for email.  (In general I like the user features of Opera better, but 
occasionally - very seldom with version 7 - Opera won't work with a site 
that Mozilla is fine with.)  About the only time I use IE is when 
visiting microsoft.com for Windows updates.

Tim
--
Tim Larson, Webmaster, LovelySkin.com
For a more beautiful you, surf us!


---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Captus Networks 
Are you prepared for the next Sobig & Blaster? 
- Instantly Stop DoS/DDoS Attacks, Worms & Port Scans 
- Precisely Define and Implement Network Security 
- Automatically Control P2P, IM and Spam Traffic 
FIND OUT NOW -  FREE Vulnerability Assessment Toolkit 
http://www.captusnetworks.com/ads/42.htm
----------------------------------------------------------------------------