Re: IE is just as safe as FireFox

["Rafel Ivgi, The-Insider" <theinsider () 012 net il>]

Its not about market share. Its about functionality.
Internet Explorer has about a 10000000 functions for website designers to 
make an amazing website with
dynamic content and wonderfull graphic filters and a million extends to the 
simple HTML language. All this functions creates a wide range to mistake and 
for us to explore. That is THE ONLY REASON why I.E is less safer from 
firefox, which is just a visual HTML interperter and a javascript 
interperter, nothing special.
Its easy to make something so miniature safe and even there they made 
mistakes with 1000 D.O.S situations, I found at least 10...
If there will only be firefox you cannot have the pleasure of just browsing 
a web and get your viruses cleaned out, unless you allow java applets in 
firefox.

Rafel Ivgi, The-Insider
Security Consultant
Malicious Code Research Center (MCRC)
Finjan Software LTD
E-mail: rivgi () Finjan com
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Danny" <nocmonkey () gmail com>
To: "Todd Towles" <toddtowles () brookshires com>
Cc: "Mailing List - Full-Disclosure" <full-disclosure () lists netsys com>; 
<ring-of-fire () yahoogroups com>
Sent: Friday, November 12, 2004 2:18 AM
Subject: Re: [Full-disclosure] IE is just as safe as FireFox


> On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 15:59:20 -0600, Todd Towles
> <toddtowles () brookshires com> wrote:
> > Microsoft's security and mangement product manager (Ben English) says...
> >
> >  At a security roundtable discussion in Sydney on Thursday, Ben English,
> > Microsoft's security and management product manager, told attendees that
> > IE undergoes "rigorous code reviews" and is no less secure than any
> > other browser.
> >
> > "Because IE is ubiquitous, you hear a lot more about it, but I don't
> > think that Internet Explorer is any less secure than any other browser
> > out there," English said.
> >
> > http://news.com.com/Microsoft+says+Firefox+not+a+threat+to+IE/2100-1032_
> > 3-5448719.html?part=dht&tag=ntop&tag=nl.e433
> >
> > Can anyone say IFRAME? Lol
>
> Yes, IE security needs work. Yes, Firefox is a great web browser.
>
> However, if Firefox or any other browser had the same market share as
> IE, would it really be that much more secure? There sure would be a
> lot more people trying to find holes in Firefox if it had the same
> user base.
>
> ...D
>
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