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FYI…
- http://blog.washingtonpost.com/securityfix…umps_ie7_i.html
November 14, 2006
"The newly released Mozilla Firefox 2.0 and Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 Web browsers both include new technology to help flag and block phishing sites – those authentic-looking Web sites set up by scammers to trick users into entering personal financial information. So how do the browsers stack up against one another in a no-holds-barred, anti-phishing slugfest? One third-party test that pitted the browsers against two week's worth of phishing sites concluded that Firefox's phish net may have fewer holes than IE's. The evidence comes in a report released today by software testing firm SmartWare. The company tested each browser against the same phishing sites flagged by contributors to Phishtank, an anti-phishing network run by OpenDNS. Firefox blocked 243 phishing sites that IE7 overlooked, while IE7 blocked 117 sites that Firefox did not… While I applaud Microsoft and Mozilla for their first efforts, the reality is that – depending on which browser (and setting) you use – anywhere from 20 to 40 percent of the phishing scams are going to sneak past undetected… Incidentally, any serious Mozilla-using phish fighters out there who want an easier way to submit "phishy" sites to Phishtank should check out this Firefox add-on (4)."
* http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2005/09/09/463204.aspx
** http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2005/08/31/458663.aspx
*** http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/phishing-protection/
PhishTank SiteChecker:
4. http://gamespotting.net/phishtank/?page_id=7
.
- http://blog.washingtonpost.com/securityfix…umps_ie7_i.html
November 14, 2006
"The newly released Mozilla Firefox 2.0 and Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 Web browsers both include new technology to help flag and block phishing sites – those authentic-looking Web sites set up by scammers to trick users into entering personal financial information. So how do the browsers stack up against one another in a no-holds-barred, anti-phishing slugfest? One third-party test that pitted the browsers against two week's worth of phishing sites concluded that Firefox's phish net may have fewer holes than IE's. The evidence comes in a report released today by software testing firm SmartWare. The company tested each browser against the same phishing sites flagged by contributors to Phishtank, an anti-phishing network run by OpenDNS. Firefox blocked 243 phishing sites that IE7 overlooked, while IE7 blocked 117 sites that Firefox did not… While I applaud Microsoft and Mozilla for their first efforts, the reality is that – depending on which browser (and setting) you use – anywhere from 20 to 40 percent of the phishing scams are going to sneak past undetected… Incidentally, any serious Mozilla-using phish fighters out there who want an easier way to submit "phishy" sites to Phishtank should check out this Firefox add-on (4)."
* http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2005/09/09/463204.aspx
** http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2005/08/31/458663.aspx
*** http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/phishing-protection/
PhishTank SiteChecker:
4. http://gamespotting.net/phishtank/?page_id=7
.