Which is the safest web browser?

Mozilla Firefox is one of the best.

And Microsoft Internet Explorer is one of the worst.

Mozilla Firefox

Mozilla Firefox is by far the safest, it includes many built in security add-ons and often warns you if you are about to enter a potentially dangerous website.

Internet Explorer has been proven time and again to be the least safe, and the other browsers, although better than IE, are not as good as Firefox.

Safari and Internet Explorer are the safest because they have safety settings and filters and will tell you if you are on something that may be harmful to your computer. Also, Safari is the fastest web browser, this has been proved! And if you want it to be safe buy Webroot Internet Security Essentials, I have there antivirus program and it is awesome (It catches EVERYTHING).

Here are the links:

http://www.apple.com/safari/download/

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/Internet-explorer...

http://www.webroot.com/En_US/consumer-products-int...

Firefox

Mozilla Firefox is the best browser and Opera too. Firefox can be used for surfing as well as downloading. But Opera is only for Downloading.

Mozilla Firefox.

None of them are completely safe but any one other than IE should suit you. IE is not bad, its problem is that it is the largest platform and thus the most targeted. Others are less popular so many hackers don't want to waste their time on an internet platform that is not widespread. Why go after 40,000 people when you can bring 600,00 home users, most governments at all levels, and nearly every advanced company in the world to its knees? I personally use Safari.

Google

I use Google CHROME version 1.0.154.65 currently. Since Firefox "blew it" last year with an update that gave me a weeks worth of troubleshooting headaches (mem leaks, and more), I've switched myself & two Network clients to Google. It seems to the users to be a bit faster & no security (or other) issues have arisen. There is one exception: it seems to be incompatible with "Hotmail and Live dot com". (nobody working on the Networks needs to go there while working, so who cares) I just use another browser if I "must" go to those sites.

Check out the links below for what is being said and done about CHROME.

Wikipedia on "Google Chrome"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromium_(software)

"Browser wars 2009: Firefox, Chrome, & Internet Explorer" - Computerworld Blogs

http://blogs.computerworld.com/browser_wars_2009_f...

Many "opinion pieces" & some deep technical discussions in here!

"chrome browser security" - Google Search

http://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1CHNH_enUS326US...

google browser security issues - Google Search

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rlz=1C1CHNH_enU...

Deeply technical but gives idea of "what it's all about"....

"Main - browsersec - Browser Security Handbook landing page - Google Code"

http://code.google.com/p/browsersec/wiki/Main

"Google Chrome Releases: Stable Update: Security Fix "

http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2009/05/s...

Wikipedia on "Computer Security"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_security

follow links to more info on this site and its links to other sites

Michael Horowitz writes "Defensive Computing" for Computerworld - here's his Web Site

http://www.michaelhorowitz.com/

follow links to more info on this site and its links to other sites

"Computer Gripes: documenting the down side of computer stuff"

"Firefox Gripes"

http://www.computergripes.com/firefox.html

I suggest you also check out the additional "suggested" searches at bottom of the Google Search pages, to see if any other info interests you. See the differences when you read up on some of the comments & reviews! (but I'm prejudiced, slow to forgive the Ff headaches from last year!)