The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #137942   Message #3311316
Posted By: gnu
20-Feb-12 - 02:37 PM
Thread Name: Tech: Google Chrome Hangup!
Subject: RE: Tech: Google Chrome Hangup!
Wiki... Statistics show that users are four times more likely to be tricked into downloading malware than be compromised by an exploit.[114] In a 2011 study, Chrome 10 blocked only 13% of malicious URLs, tied for third place with Safari and Firefox. In contrast, Internet Explorer 9 blocked 92% of malware with its URL-based filtering, and 100% with application-based filtering enabled. Internet Explorer 8, in second place, blocked 90% of malware. Exploits that install malware without the user being aware (for example clickjacking and drive-by downloads) were not included in this particular study.[115][116]