03 September 2006
Browzar web browser is not a browser at all
Be careful of the Browzar web browser it is another one of those too good to be true computer experiences that is just that.
The browser is not actually a browser but it is an add-on to IE. It uses the Internet Explorer back-end and is only a different front-end interface. As a result any security or other flaws in IE will also be in this browser. It leaves a trace of what sites the users go to in the index.dat file of IE. One person tested this and discovered that when he logged into for example Google in Browzar and then closed that and opened the same page in IE, he was already logged in there. More proof that it uses IE as a back-end and is not so secure as if you were to do this at a friend's house or in a public place and forgot to log out, the next person who goes to that site, especially if it is close to when you left, will be able to use your account.
Another security issue is that it fails pop-up ad tests which test the ability of blocking malicious ads and just annoying pop ups. Adware is also given to users on the home page of browzar. For a browser that brags that it protects you from adware, it is just giving you the adware at it's homepage.
More information can be found here.
The browser is not actually a browser but it is an add-on to IE. It uses the Internet Explorer back-end and is only a different front-end interface. As a result any security or other flaws in IE will also be in this browser. It leaves a trace of what sites the users go to in the index.dat file of IE. One person tested this and discovered that when he logged into for example Google in Browzar and then closed that and opened the same page in IE, he was already logged in there. More proof that it uses IE as a back-end and is not so secure as if you were to do this at a friend's house or in a public place and forgot to log out, the next person who goes to that site, especially if it is close to when you left, will be able to use your account.
Another security issue is that it fails pop-up ad tests which test the ability of blocking malicious ads and just annoying pop ups. Adware is also given to users on the home page of browzar. For a browser that brags that it protects you from adware, it is just giving you the adware at it's homepage.
More information can be found here.
Labels: IE, internet, security
