Browser Security Comparative Analysis: Phishing Protection

guest · Dec 4, 2012

This one is not sponsored by anybody like some of the others that they have released

Key Findings:
-The number of malicious, phishing-linked URLs is growing significantly: Phishing continues to be one of the top attack vectors used by cybercriminals to gain access to systems and sensitive data: While the number of reported phishing attacks peaked in 2009, the average number of phishing sites detected has been on the rise from under 40,000 per month in 2011 to over 50,000 per month in 2012.
-Seconds count in the war on phishing: The new challenge for web browsers is to quicken blocking response times. With phishing sites now rotating at a much faster pace, it is critical for browsers to identify and block sites more rapidly. The average uptime for sites linked to phishing attacks in 2012 is around 23 hours; down from a high of 73 hours in 2010. The zero-hour block rates for the browsers tested against brand new malicious URLs ranged from Chrome 21 at 53.2% to Safari 5 at 79.2%. Firefox 15 had the fastest average block time at 2.35 hours, while all other browsers ranged from 5.38 to 6.11 hours. While all the browsers blocked over 83% of the phishing URLs used in testing by end of day one; it took 3 – 5 days for each to reach its maximum block rate.
-Phishing protection is just one of many browser security factors to consider: While all browsers average above a 90% block rate for phishing, end-users and enterprises should also take protection against other threats - such as malware and drive-by downloads – into consideration when selecting a browser. Although Firefox and Safari performed well in phishing response times, separate NSS Labs testing shows they lag behind Internet Explorer and Chrome in blocking socially-engineered malware. In overall malware testing, Internet Explorer blocked over 99.1% of malicious downloads, while Chrome was a distant second blocking only 70.4%, followed by both Firefox and Safari blocking less than 6%.

Tested Products
Apple Safari 5
Google Chrome 21
Microsoft Internet Explorer 10
Mozilla Firefox 15
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https://www.nsslabs.com/reports/browser-security-comparative-analysis-phishing-protection

The Red Moon · Dec 4, 2012

i use comodo dragon and i guess the score would be similar to chrome.

Swordfish_ · Dec 4, 2012

Thanks, guest for the link!

Please notice 0-hr blocking results in the report.

guest · Dec 4, 2012

Beethoven1770 said:

i use comodo dragon and i guess the score would be similar to chrome.
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In settings privacy if you have enable the setting "Enable phishing and malware protection" it should be exactly the same.
If you have enable the Comodo DNS for comodo Dragon only, or for the whole system it's an additional protection.

sm1 · Dec 4, 2012

In this test Internet Explorer blocked over 99.1% of malicious downloads.

I am not sure whether av-test counted malware blocked by IE while testing MSE

J_L · Dec 4, 2012

Kinda surprised that every major browser did so well, especially Safari's zero-hour block rates.

Daveski17 · Dec 4, 2012

Wot no Opera?

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