Internet Explorer 10 Provides Safer Browsing

Last month NSS Labs, an independent security research and testing organization, released its Browser Security Comparative Analysis that shows Internet Explorer 10 blocks more socially-engineered malware than any other browser on Windows with its SmartScreen and Application Reputation technologies. But SmartScreen and Application Reputation are only one piece of how Internet Explorer 10 protects Windows customers. Internet Explorer 10 includes significant advancements in security to help keep you safer as you browse the Internet. Backed by third-party evidence, Internet Explorer 10 not only blocks over 99% of malware, but also has fewer software vulnerabilities than other browsers on Windows.

To get this level of protection, IE10 follows multiple security strategies to better protect people on the Web, including:

Protection from socially-engineered attacks


By imitating or compromising trusted web sites, malware authors try to trick users into sharing personal information or downloading and executing malicious software. To help protect users from these socially-engineered attacks, Microsoft uses a combination of URL filtering and application reputation. SmartScreen URL filtering and Application Reputation provide the best protection available against malware attacks.

Protection from attacks on web sites

Even “good” web sites can sometimes have security vulnerabilities that can allow malicious sites to steal your data or perform actions as if they were you. Internet Explorer helps protect you with the XSS Filter, which automatically prevents certain types of attacks and makes it easier for Web sites to secure themselves with Declarative Security features, like IE10’s support for the HTML5 Sandbox.

Protection against attacks on the browser or operating system

Automatic updating ensures that you have the latest updates installed. This protects you against security issues that have already been fixed. Internet Explorer 9 added significant memory protection features to make it harder to exploit certain types of vulnerabilities, which were enhanced in IE10. We also added a new layer of protection in IE10 called Enhanced Protected Mode.

How secure is Internet Explorer 10? There are various ways of measuring this, but one widely-accepted way is to assess how well browsers perform against real-world attacks. We can also look at the number of software vulnerabilities, as a measure of engineering quality. Let’s look at each briefly.
Real-World Attacks

Last month’s report on socially-engineered malware by NSS Labs used over 96,000 test cases involving live malware across a 28-day period. It showed that Internet Explorer blocks more real-world attacks than other browsers. This is not surprising, as Microsoft originally released SmartScreen five years ago and continues to evolve protections like Application Reputation.

Malware Block Rate by Browser, according to NSS Labs (May 2013)


This chart shows that Chrome, Firefox, and Safari all use Google’s Safe Browsing API to block malicious URLs at about a 10% success rate. Most of Chrome’s protection comes after users have downloaded malicious software, in the form of a warning. By comparison, Internet Explorer 10’s SmartScreen URL filtering alone blocks as much as Chrome—and when Application Reputation is added, IE10 blocked over 99% of malware. For a user, this is very important. It’s safer to block malware before it’s downloaded versus warning someone after the fact.

Put differently, only four pieces of malware out of a thousand bypassed Internet Explorer’s protections. For Chrome, about two out of ten attacks would have relied on other protection like antivirus software. For Firefox and Safari, nine out of a ten attacks would need to be stopped elsewhere. This is a great example of why the security principle of "defense in depth" is important. Every system has multiple layers of security—but how much do you trust the other layers to catch what your browser might miss?


Quality of Engineering

The Microsoft Secure Development Lifecycle (SDL) is a software development process that helps developers build more secure software and address security compliance requirements, while reducing development cost. Internet Explorer—like other Microsoft products—is developed using SDL best practices to decrease security vulnerabilities. How does Internet Explorer fare, when looking at the quality of security engineering? Analyst reports like the Secunia Vulnerability Review 2013 and Symantec’s 2013 Internet Security Threat Report show that Internet Explorer has far fewer security vulnerabilities than the competition.


Web Browser

Secunia Advisories

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs)

Vulnerabilities

Internet Explorer

10​

40​

41​

Google Chrome

28​

293​

291​

Mozilla Firefox

21​

164​

257​

Software Vulnerabilities, according to the Secunia Vulnerability Review 2013

These results agree with the US NIST National Vulnerability Database, which tracks all software vulnerabilities. Of course not all these vulnerabilities may be prone to attack, but this is a good proof point for the success of the Secure Development Lifecycle process and the high quality of Internet Explorer engineering in protecting people from vulnerabilities.


Safer Browsing

Your browser is the first line of defense in keeping you safe on the Web. Internet Explorer 10 was designed with security in mind, and third-party reports like those from NSS Labs and Secunia show that IE10 provides industry-leading security for Windows customers. If you’re looking for a web experience that is fast, fluid and safer, try Internet Explorer 10 for Windows.

--Fred Pullen
Senior Product Marketing Manager, Internet Explorer
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it absolutely is safer. Some pages' features don't work at all in IE10, preventing me from going to those potentially harmful sites :)
 

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Hmm interesting so what there saying is we should use IE 10 instead but from what i can see IE 10 dose not have my last pass security plugin,and dose not have my adblock extension or my google reader stuff. So what do i do to replace these in IE 10 that dose not have this stuff.
 

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    Norton 360 from comcast
IE is only browser I use always be safest
 

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Interesting reading !

:)
 

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it absolutely is safer. Some pages' features don't work at all in IE10, preventing me from going to those potentially harmful sites :)

Compatibility view settings is your friend here.
 

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Hmm interesting so what there saying is we should use IE 10 instead but from what i can see IE 10 dose not have my last pass security plugin,and dose not have my adblock extension or my google reader stuff. So what do i do to replace these in IE 10 that dose not have this stuff.

IE 10 bars - Microsoft Community

Lastpass is a third party tool which acts as an online password manager and form filler.

It looks like the tool is designed in such a way that it would display as a toolbar. I would suggest you to contact Lastpass support team for assistance. They should be able to help you.

Refer to the link.
https://forums.lastpass.com/
 

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thanks i found it on there page i also found ABP for it as well :)
 

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    Norton 360 from comcast
it absolutely is safer. Some pages' features don't work at all in IE10, preventing me from going to those potentially harmful sites :)

Compatibility view settings is your friend here.

Not correct, it is not a view issue. For example, the Autodesk website login doesn't work with IE 10. the page itself displays, but the login doesn't work (unlike with other browsers including older IE).

Even if it was resovled by thsoe compatibility settings, shouldn't a browser jsut work, since all other browsers seem to manage that.

Also the bookmarks synchronized vie X-mark disappear (fortunately not entirely, still there in other browsers).

the issues I describe both happen at work and at home, so it isn't a computer or network-related problem.
 

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I'm still using Firefox, maybe I'll start using IE11 once Windows 8.1 preview becomes available for download next week.
 

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    Windows Defender
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Not me.... not even if you paid me.
 

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Firefox + NoScript

FF + NoScript for me. :)

Other browsers (specifically Chrome & IE):
  • Don't seem to be customisable at all
  • Have all of the controls are hidden (so you have to search for them when you need use them)
 

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I also used IE back when version 7 was released, a comeback isn't excluded at all since now I know more about how to choose a browser.

I don't like Chrome on Win8, I like it on 7 and lower...

Firefox is default now works great but isn't fast at all and for energy efficiency we'll have to go to IE again:

Microsoft has announced that its Internet Explorer browser has been awarded the title of most energy efficient browser for Windows 8.

Read here:
IE 10 is Most Energy Efficient Web Browser for Windows 8
 

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    HP, Intel HM77 Express Chipset
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    16GB
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    Intel HD4000 + Nvidia Geforce 630M
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    IDT HD Audio
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    15.6' built-in + Samsung S22D300 + 17.3' LG Phillips
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    multiple resolutions
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    Samsung SSD 250GB + Hitachi HDD 750GB
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    120W adapter
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    laptop cooling pad
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    Backlit built-in + big one in USB
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    SteelSeries Sensei
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    Windows Defender
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    That's basically it.
thanks i found it on there page i also found ABP for it as well :)

Yeah. I consider my way back to IE too. :party:

https://adblockplus.org/en/internet-explorer

I didnt know you could have adblockplus in IE, so thanks for the heads up! :)

You're welcome.
I was surprised myself because Mr. Palant changed his mind about adblock for IE. :thumb:
Thank him.

We do have awesome browsers to choose from, but again, using IE on Win8 seem to have it's own advantages.
 

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    Intel i7-3630QM
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    HP, Intel HM77 Express Chipset
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD4000 + Nvidia Geforce 630M
    Sound Card
    IDT HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15.6' built-in + Samsung S22D300 + 17.3' LG Phillips
    Screen Resolution
    multiple resolutions
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 250GB + Hitachi HDD 750GB
    PSU
    120W adapter
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    small
    Cooling
    laptop cooling pad
    Keyboard
    Backlit built-in + big one in USB
    Mouse
    SteelSeries Sensei
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    slow and steady
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    Chromium, Pale Moon, Firefox Developer Edition
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
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