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Does more browser code = more potential exploits?
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<blockquote data-quote="ForgottenSeer 92963" data-source="post: 973309"><p>Sorry a No and Yes answer</p><p></p><p>No, these stats are calculated per 1000 lines of programming code, so this applies to all code, no matter how a program is configured.</p><p></p><p>Yes, a vulnerability becomes a problem (an exploit) in the wild (real world) when it can be misused in a predictable and repeatable manner. Usually the default config is used for these staged attacks otherwise it would be to complex for a hacker/malware writer to accomplish an intrusion (browser sandbox escape and/or elevation to admin rights). So yes adding additional hardening could make a difference. As an example just read [USER=32260]@Andy Ful[/USER] posts to see how many ransomware would be stopped when using Simple Windows Hardening, Documents Hardening and Firewall hardening with any premium brand Antivirus (or Configure Defender set to high). My guess is that 99,9999999999999999999999% of the home users would not notice any functional limitation or false positive by adding Andy's tools. I think this also applies to Edge hardening.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ForgottenSeer 92963, post: 973309"] Sorry a No and Yes answer No, these stats are calculated per 1000 lines of programming code, so this applies to all code, no matter how a program is configured. Yes, a vulnerability becomes a problem (an exploit) in the wild (real world) when it can be misused in a predictable and repeatable manner. Usually the default config is used for these staged attacks otherwise it would be to complex for a hacker/malware writer to accomplish an intrusion (browser sandbox escape and/or elevation to admin rights). So yes adding additional hardening could make a difference. As an example just read [USER=32260]@Andy Ful[/USER] posts to see how many ransomware would be stopped when using Simple Windows Hardening, Documents Hardening and Firewall hardening with any premium brand Antivirus (or Configure Defender set to high). My guess is that 99,9999999999999999999999% of the home users would not notice any functional limitation or false positive by adding Andy's tools. I think this also applies to Edge hardening. [/QUOTE]
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