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[friendforever]

Which is the safest internet browser that which protects PC from viruses, hacks, malwares and any kind of threats which we face everyday from internet while browsing?

[Saint_Michael]

In short none, because all browsers are not hack proof and that was proved a few months ago at a hackers convetion were all the browsers were hacked in matter of seconds and minutes of each other. It is all matter of opinion on what the safest browser is but the track record has Firefox way in the lead followed by Opera and then Internet Explorer, hard to say where Safari could be placed though,

[Tramposch]

Supposedly the newest browser is the safest. Like at the hacking convention thing I believe Chrome was the safest because it was brand new and had not been exploited yet.

Yay chrome! hah

Edited by Tramposch, 27 August 2009 - 03:49 PM.

[The Simpleton]

a better question to ask would be - "which is the safest OS to use with a browser?"

I'm not saying all OSes are hack-proof, but the OS will decide how much your browser is exposed to attacks. For example, I once visited a site through Google, using Firefox in Windows. That site had some important info I wanted but it also had some irritating adware, which I had to remove using BitDefender. Later I tried visiting the same site, using Firefox, but this time in Ubuntu (Linux) and this time there wasn't any infection Since then I've always been surfing the net only in Ubuntu and haven't had any problems like crashes, attacks, etc, even though Firefox is known to have some of these.

[friendforever]

Thank you everybody who replied. I believe that mozilla firefox is the safest. I never heard about safari. Does it made for windows user?

[Baniboy]

friendforever, on Aug 25 2009, 08:14 PM, said:

Thank you everybody who replied. I believe that mozilla firefox is the safest. I never heard about safari. Does it made for windows user?

Safari is a good one on mac, tho it has a windows version as well. On windows I prefer to use Firefox, when it crashes and I can't even terminate the process in task manager, I use Opera. I hate google chrome! Don't get me wrong, it might be safe to visit websites, but your privacy is attacked by google.

Here in Europe, Firefox is the most popular browser(I remember reading it somewhere, but don't know where. I can confirm that with google analytics anyway.) I usually run linux for my everyday tasks like browsing and stuff like that. I have to say, I'm slowly starting to lean on the linux side for usability (I know you might not agree, but I just feel more comfortable with linux).

As for the safest browser, SM is wrong!!!! You all are! BWAHAHAHAHAAA

Let me introduce you to the safest browser on earth:
Lynx

Why? because it only deals with the text, doesn't know what to do with cookies, javascript, any styling, anything that you might use for doing harm. It doesn't even display images! HAH!

[TheDisturbedOne]

Sounds like on heck of a browser.

I saw this topic, and was going to reply with "none", but S_M beat me to it. The safest that I know of is the iPhone's Safari, since it blocks nearly every filee download, as well as almost all Flash components.

Whatever browser you use, just make sure it gets updated regularly.

[webishqiptar]

A browser is the windows to the world wide web. It is your way to explore the world of Internet. A safe way to search the web seeks a powerful and safe browser too, which combines with powerful add-ons and plugins. Today internet is used for browsing, shopping,trading, communication and entertainment. The better you browse and the better you will experience. Safety is a general problem for Internet surfers and for very acceptable reasons. Hazards are growing everyday. Main problems are viruses, spyware, identity theft and phishing scams. Other things have to do with illegal content for children. And most of the modern browsers try to keep your surfing safe and enjoyable.

Below I will tell some of the criteria and the rank from best to tenth of main Internet browsers( these are relevant to 2008):

Features : Top ten browsers offer great features making the web navigation simples, easir and more convenient.
Ease of use: Dispute of their knowledge about Internet, browsers muste be simple for users.
Security: Browsers must protect from pop-ups, viruses, phishing fraud.
Speed : Modern browsers became faster than ever, and this criteria is a fundamental step to evaluating the rank. These has to do with the way they process HTML and javascript.
Help and Support: Most browsers are free but developers can provide support through emails, forums etc..

So best browsers to 2008 from TopTen reviews are :

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1.Firefox
2.Google Chrome
3.IE
4.Opera
5.Safari
6.Maxthon
7.Flock
8. Avant Browser
9.Deepnet explorer
10.Phaseout

[jamjamnorman]

My favourite is Google Chrome. I have had no problems with this ever since I've had it installed, unlike Firefox which didn't load after about a week of use.

[truefusion]

Baniboy, on Aug 25 2009, 01:52 PM, said:

Let me introduce you to the safest browser on earth:
Lynx

Why? because it only deals with the text, doesn't know what to do with cookies, javascript, any styling, anything that you might use for doing harm. It doesn't even display images! HAH!

I remember having to deal with that browser back when i was a Gentoo user (i.e. when i was installing Gentoo the long, manual way). Interestingly enough, this browser allows you to download files. If it wasn't for that feature in Lynx, i would not have been able to install Gentoo at that time (due to the path i chose for installing Gentoo). The only annoyance with Lynx, though, was trying to navigate to the link you want to "click" on. Although Gentoo tends to install a program that allows you to use the mouse cursor when in the terminal (i.e. non-X environment), it only reduced the annoyance slightly.