Internet Explorer 9 emerges victorious from malware attacks: a prime position earned after a series of tests conducted with the support of European users. The credit is attributed to its dual security filter.
While the main feature of new browsers has undoubtedly been speed, security has not been overlooked either. This is demonstrated by an investigation conducted by NSS Labs, which examined the resistance to malware of the latest versions of the major browsers released.
Internet Explorer 9 emerged at the top in terms of reliability in this regard: a champion in blocking and defeating malware, and more specifically, so-called socially engineered malware.
Microsoft’s browser performed better than Safari 5 (in third place), Chrome 10 (fourth place), Firefox 4 (fifth position), and Opera 11.
In second place is another Microsoft product: its predecessor, Internet Explorer 8. An undisputed victory that is certainly making the developers at the Redmond headquarters proud.
The research, conducted on European users, highlights that IE9 blocks an average of 92 out of 100 malware attacks through its URL filter, while this figure even rises to 100% when considering the application filter.
This dual filter is said to ensure high levels of resistance to malware, although it should be noted that – at the same time – false positives can easily occur due to this comprehensive double check.
In the accompanying image, created by NSS Labs, the graphically represented values can be observed: the clear gap between IE9 and other browsers is striking.
The complete report, titled “Browser Security Report – Socially Engineered Malware Protection“, with details on the methodology used and all test phases, can be consulted at this page.
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