Researchers accuse Google of plotting to undercut Firefox - Polidicks

[QUOTE]A security testing firm today said a recent report that named Google's Chrome as the most secured browser was flawed -- and part of a campaign by Google to undermine Mozilla's Firefox. Google denied the charges. The work done by Denver-based security consultancy Accuvant, which released a report last week naming Chrome as more secured than either Firefox or Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE), was paid for by Google. That raised the hackles of NSS Labs, a California company that tests browser security and antivirus software. "This is a vendor-funded paper, and in these cases, the vendor is going to drive the methodology [of the testing], which appears to be the case here," said Vikram Phatak, the chief technology officer of NSS Labs, in an interview today. When reminded that NSS Labs has conducted vendor-funded browser security research in the past -- Microsoft sponsored several NSS tests on anti-malware blocking technologies -- Phatak replied, "There's a reason why we don't do that anymore." Calling Accuvant's testing process "skewed toward Chrome," Phatak argued that the consulting company's researchers ignored some key Firefox security features -- notably "frame poisoning," which blocks exploits of most layout code crashes; didn't give enough weight to such things as frequent security updates; and failed to use real-world anti-browser malware in its testing. But Phatak and Rick Moy, president of NSS Labs, leveled more serious charges against Google than the allegedly-slanted report.[/QUOTE] [url]http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9222675/Researchers_accuse_Google_of_plotting_to_undercut_Firefox[/url]

Oh boy.

Did seem a little odd that a search engine add-on wouldn't work, while everything else did

really the study paid for by google saying that chrome is the most secure browser is flawed say it ain't so

Now watch this thread turn into a browser x > browser y thread like the last one did.

[QUOTE=Panda X;33756225]Now watch this thread turn into a browser x > browser y thread like the last one did.[/QUOTE]Browser x is the best browser, browser y can go suck a dick

Sparkbrowser is the browser of the decade :v:

Netscape Navigator 4lyfe

As long as you aren't using IE I don't think anybody really cares.

IE5 master race represent

What now, bitches? [editline]00[/editline] [QUOTE=ExplodingGuy;33656957]"Of course our browser is better, we even proved it with our own money!"[/QUOTE]

Not surprised, when Chrome and IE both did something the original study claimed Chrome's support was "Industry Standard", while IE only ever "Implemented" it.

[QUOTE=bobsmit;33756586]As long as you aren't using IE I don't think anybody really cares.[/QUOTE] Let this idea die already. IE9 has brought Internet Explorer up to par with the other browsers.

Google Chrome has [B][I]theeemes,[/I][/B] [B]bitches![/B] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/qKgL9h.jpg[/IMG]

Yeah, forget about opera again :(

[QUOTE=scorpinat;33756737]Yeah, forget about opera again :([/QUOTE] I've always wondered why they do this so much. I personally think of Opera as one of the best, for the longest time I used it with zero issues, but now I'm getting the idea it doesn't even stack up?

Woah, a research funded and initiated by Google cannot possibly mean that the results will bias positively towards Google's own browser. Surely you jest!

Google is in bed with MAFIAA and other corporations The Mozilla Project is open source and funded by donations + people who founded it. I prefer innovation over corporation

[QUOTE=Hidole555;33756730]Google Chrome has [B][I]theeemes,[/I][/B] [B]bitches![/B] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/qKgL9h.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE] and you picked the worst one nice job

[QUOTE=sHiBaN;33756993]Google is in bed with MAFIAA and other corporations The Mozilla Project is open source and funded by donations + people who founded it. I prefer innovation over corporation[/QUOTE] Mozilla gets 85% of its money from Google.

Well I would not really be surprised if this is true since they concluded that IE is more secure than FF. Hope I'm not alone in thinking IE should barely count as a browser let alone a secure one

Google chrome master race

No way, Google wants its browser to become [I]popular?![/I]

[QUOTE=JgcxCub;33757276]Hope I'm not alone in thinking IE should barely count as a browser let alone a secure one[/QUOTE] Yeah, IE6 is just pure shit.

[QUOTE=JgcxCub;33757276]Well I would not really be surprised if this is true since they concluded that IE is more secure than FF. Hope I'm not alone in thinking IE should barely count as a browser let alone a secure one[/QUOTE] It's been faster and more secure than FF since IE8. This has been known for a while, it's just IE6's legacy is still among us, and so badly damaged the IE (and MS) name. Most public Windows XP PC's are still on IE6, and all those relatives of yours with old PC's probably still use it. [editline]16th December 2011[/editline] It's also funny to make fun of IE, like in [URL="http://i.imgur.com/ToQH9.jpg"]this pic[/URL].

Even if Opera has smaller community, I'll stick by it because it's simply the best (for me), and I've been through every popular Web browser.

[QUOTE=Spirit_Breaker;33757815]Even if Opera has smaller community, I'll stick by it because it's simply the best (for me), and I've been through every popular Web browser.[/QUOTE] Holy shit I just clicked your link next to your Steam link, ffffffffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

[QUOTE=The Baconator;33757844]Holy shit I just clicked your link next to your Steam link, ffffffffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuu[/QUOTE] it's reasons like this I have flashblock. :v:

how coincidental, chrome wouldn't load on my main due to some dumb appdata conflict, so i decided to use firefox instead after clicking on something in imgur, my main now has a rouge AV, lol [editline]16th December 2011[/editline] just happened a few mins ago

I don't think Chrome would have saved you from clicking on fake AV ads :v: