Re: [Full-Disclosure] IE is just as safe as FireFox

[Rafel Ivgi, The-Insider]

Its not about market share. Its about functionality. Internet Explorer has about a 10000000 functions for website designers to make an amazing website with dynamic content and wonderfull graphic filters and a million extends to the simple HTML language. All this functions creates a wide range to mistake and for us to explore. That is THE ONLY REASON why I.E is less safer from firefox, which is just a visual HTML interperter and a _javascript_ interperter, nothing special. Its easy to make something so miniature safe and even there they made mistakes with 1000 D.O.S situations, I found at least 10... If there will only be firefox you cannot have the pleasure of just browsing a web and get your viruses cleaned out, unless you allow java applets in firefox. Rafel Ivgi, The-Insider Security Consultant Malicious Code Research Center (MCRC) Finjan Software LTD E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------- Prevention is the best cure! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Danny" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Todd Towles" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Mailing List - Full-Disclosure" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 12, 2004 2:18 AM Subject: Re: [Full-Disclosure] IE is just as safe as FireFox > On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 15:59:20 -0600, Todd Towles > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Microsoft's security and mangement product manager (Ben English) says... >> >>  At a security roundtable discussion in Sydney on Thursday, Ben English, >> Microsoft's security and management product manager, told attendees that >> IE undergoes "rigorous code reviews" and is no less secure than any >> other browser. >> >> "Because IE is ubiquitous, you hear a lot more about it, but I don't >> think that Internet Explorer is any less secure than any other browser >> out there," English said. >> >> http://news.com.com/Microsoft+says+Firefox+not+a+threat+to+IE/2100-1032_ >> 3-5448719.html?part=dht&tag=ntop&tag=nl.e433 >> >> Can anyone say IFRAME? Lol > > Yes, IE security needs work. Yes, Firefox is a great web browser. > > However, if Firefox or any other browser had the same market share as > IE, would it really be that much more secure? There sure would be a > lot more people trying to find holes in Firefox if it had the same > user base. > > ...D > > _______________________________________________ > Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. > Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html