anti-virus Archives - Safe Surfing https://blog.theproxyfree.com/tag/anti-virus/ Sat, 22 Dec 2018 03:29:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 62892091 Why Chrome is the safest web browser? https://blog.theproxyfree.com/why-chrome-is-the-safest-web-browser/ https://blog.theproxyfree.com/why-chrome-is-the-safest-web-browser/#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:21:19 +0000 http://blog.theproxyfree.com/?p=78 In our safe surfing guide series, I mentioned one important thing for safe surfing is dumping IE and choosing a better browser.

Why Chrome is the safest web browser?One of the safest web browsers is Google Chrome browser, which is becoming more and more popular. The security features include:

  1. Sandboxing. Almost all browsers now have tabbed browsing, even IE has it for a long time. But Chrome differs itself from others by implementing sandboxing. The tabs have individual processes with sandbox capabilities which restrict privileges for third-party apps. This (sandboxing), according to Google and security experts “prevent malware from installing itself on your computer or using what happens in one browser tab to affect what happens in another. The sandbox adds an additional layer of protection to your browser by protecting against malicious web pages that try to leave programs on your computer, monitor your web activities, or steal private information from your

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]]> https://blog.theproxyfree.com/why-chrome-is-the-safest-web-browser/feed/ 2 78 Microsoft Security Essentials kills Google Chrome https://blog.theproxyfree.com/microsoft-security-essentials-kills-google-chrome/ https://blog.theproxyfree.com/microsoft-security-essentials-kills-google-chrome/#comments Sat, 01 Oct 2011 15:19:34 +0000 http://blog.theproxyfree.com/?p=34 Microsoft Security Essentials kills Google ChromeWhen we get a new PC,  anti-virus software is usually installed. Some big companies (I really don’t want to name them) give you 30 to 90 days trial. Of course, this is mainly for Windows machines. If you are using Linux or UNIX (e.g., I know a geek is still using FreeBSD), you probably seldom worry about virus.

Anyway, all anti-virus software companies should thank Microsoft for creating the business opportunity for non-productive nonsense. Some of you may not know Microsoft also offers “free” anti-virus software together with Windows. If Windows finds out you have not installed any anti-virus software, this free guy will jump out. The name of this guy is Microsoft Security Essentials.

Ironic? If you cannot make your OS secure, how can we trust your “Security Essentials”? If it is essential, why can’t you put it into OS? Anyway, M$, as well as some analysts … Read the rest

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