Internet Explorer Holds the Lead With Over 99% Block Rate; Chrome Block Rate Drops ~13%
AUSTIN, TX--(Marketwired - Mar 31, 2014) - NSS Labs today released the results and analysis from its latest Browser Security Comparative Analysis Report which evaluated the ability of eight leading browsers -- Apple Safari, Google Chrome, Kingsoft Liebao, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Opera, Qihoo 360 Safe Browser, and Sogou Explorer -- to block against socially engineered malware (SEM). The use of social engineering to distribute malware continues to account for the bulk of cyber attacks against both consumers and enterprises, thereby making a browser's ability to protect against these kinds of attacks an important criterion for personal or corporate use.
Download the NSS Labs Browser Security Comparative Analysis Report - Socially Engineered Malware.
Other key findings include:
Commentary: NSS Labs Research Director Randy Abrams
"Selecting a browser with robust socially engineered malware protection is one of the most critical choices consumers and enterprises can make to protect themselves. Microsoft's SmartScreen Application Reputation technology continues to provide Internet Explorer the most effective protection against socially engineered malware," said Randy Abrams, Research Director at NSS Labs. "This year NSS added three browsers from China. The Kingsoft Liebao browser displaced Chrome from second place by using a combination of URL filtering with the cloud-based file scanning technology that Kingsoft uses for their antivirus product. Sogou Explorer, another browser from China, was the only other tested browser to exceed 50% protection against socially engineered malware. Firefox and Safari failed to achieve 5% effectiveness and leave less technical users at considerable risk."
The products covered in this test were:
NSS Labs did not receive any compensation in return for vendor participation; All testing and research was conducted free of charge.
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