It actually is great for beating malware! IE>AddressBar>firefox.com I think it's very kind of Microsoft to include Firefox Downloader in every version of windows ;)
/s Sam -----Original Message----- From: Owens, Michael [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 10:58 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: BS: Microsoft leads browsers in malware, phishing defense What are you talking about?! Ie 6 is well known for it's unbeatable malware protection! *that's sarcasm* -----Original Message----- From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 11:02 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: BS: Microsoft leads browsers in malware, phishing defense Oh, I know. But I still appreciate where all this is going. By even making these kinds of claims, they are throwing themselves in to the game/wolves - which should only be a good thing. -- ME2 On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 10:02 AM, Sam Cayze<[email protected]> wrote: > Turns out this study was funded by... > > wait for it... > > Microsoft. > > My favorite quote: "[T]his stuff is expensive to do right, and we need > to monetize it somehow." ... "We invited Google, Mozilla, Apple, Opera > to participate, but they didn't even bother to respond, except for > Opera, which stated they 'don't really focus on malware.'" > > > Sam > [Uninstalling Opera] > > > ________________________________ > From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 3:43 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Yay! Microsoft leads browsers in malware, phishing > defense > > And now for the article link! Whoops: > > http://www.scmagazineus.com/Microsoft-leads-browsers-in-malware-phishi > ng-defense/article/146505/ > > -- > ME2 > > > On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 4:32 PM, Micheal Espinola Jr > <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> "Everyone thinks Microsoft stinks at security," he said. "They need >>> to get some credit for some of the good stuff they've done. >>> Microsoft has been a big target for attacks for a long time, and >>> that's actually a benefit to them. They've learned how they can turn >>> that around and protect themselves better." >> >> >> ... >> >>> >>> In catching and stopping socially engineered malware, a significant >>> drop-off occurred after the Microsoft browser. Firefox 3 was next in >>> line, blocking 27 percent. Apple's Safari 4 thwarted 21 percent, >>> followed by Google Chrome (seven percent) and Opera 10 (one percent). >>> >>> The browsers, as a group, performed relatively better in offering >>> phishing protection. Firefox deterred 80 percent of suspected fraud >>> sites, Opera caught 54 percent, followed by Chrome (26 percent) and >>> Safari (two percent). >>> >>> "It's pretty shocking how bad some of the vendors are doing," Moy said. >>> "Everyone should challenge their assumptions and look at some real >>> data when they're making decisions [on which browser to use]." >> >> It doesnt change my mind about why I use Firefox, but this is some >> great news for Microsoft and IE. Its good too see these security >> initiatives coming to fruition. >> >> -- >> ME2 >> >> >> >> > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ This message, and any response to it, may constitute a public record and thus may be publicly available to anyone who requests it in accordance with Chapter 149 of the Ohio Revised Code. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
