30 September 2006
Microsoft IE7 beta 3 leads in anti-phishing protection?
In a test commissioned by Microsoft and conducted by 3Sharp LLC, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 was chosen as the best of eight anti-phishing products.
In the test IE 7 was compaired with Netcraft Toolbar, Google Safe Browsing on Firefox, Ebay toolbar, Earthlink ScamBlocker, GeoTrust TrustWatch, Netscape 8.1, and McAffe Site Advisor. The tests involved using the products over 6 weeks to enter 100 confirmed phishing websites and 500 legitimate sites. Internet Explorer 7's Phishing Filter performed the best and was able to catch the bad sites 172 times out of the 200 times tried and didn't give any false alerts on the good sites tested.
I question the accuracy of the test in the sense that it was initiated by Microsoft themselves. It would be far more conclusive if it was commissioned and carried out by a neutral party. That being said it does give hope that Microsoft is taking user's security seriously and trying to provide a more secure environment.
In the test IE 7 was compaired with Netcraft Toolbar, Google Safe Browsing on Firefox, Ebay toolbar, Earthlink ScamBlocker, GeoTrust TrustWatch, Netscape 8.1, and McAffe Site Advisor. The tests involved using the products over 6 weeks to enter 100 confirmed phishing websites and 500 legitimate sites. Internet Explorer 7's Phishing Filter performed the best and was able to catch the bad sites 172 times out of the 200 times tried and didn't give any false alerts on the good sites tested.
I question the accuracy of the test in the sense that it was initiated by Microsoft themselves. It would be far more conclusive if it was commissioned and carried out by a neutral party. That being said it does give hope that Microsoft is taking user's security seriously and trying to provide a more secure environment.
Labels: IE, microsoft, security
