When it comes to browsers, I find it comes down to which one works best on the system and which one works best for me personally. On my personal system I use Edge. That keeps things simple. Simplicity is more important than everything else as I already know my system has extremely high security with just AppGuard.
Which 3rd-party browser has best security features?
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Hello,I use Google Chrome & Pale Moon with various Extensions/Add-Ons
I also use Tor & different VPN`s
I also use Tor & different VPN`s
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In my opinion Firefox.
Sandboxie + Windscribe VPN.
Sandboxie + Windscribe VPN.
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For me, chrome is good for security because if there are any vulnerabilities found in chrome I'm sure chrome fix these vulnerabilities but other browsers not having the same approach to vulnerabilities. Sandbox + browser or VM browsing
According to @Sunshine-boy the Yandex browser contains some sort of HIPS feature which either uses a device driver or injects code into running processes. I don't think any browser should be doing anything of the sort, it is a browser, not a security product!
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Firefox default. But I use more Slimjet with several extensions and Sandboxie and VPN.
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Sandboxie + FireFox + Tor here
...and carsten ibsen wrote: Hello,I use Google Chrome & Pale Moon with various Extensions/Add-Ons
I also use Tor & different VPN`s
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If you switch from Tor to Ultrasurf (desktop version (is portable!), and Chrome extension) - your PC fan will become quiet, and your CPU load/utilization will drop notably...
About Ultrasurf, you have to read some new posts on the page 1, ¨Posts #11, #14, #19 here: Extensions/add-ons is the future, software is the past
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Driver.
It primarily is to protect browser from unwanted changes, and to block keylogging and screen capturing.
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Chrome and FF in my opinion, since all other forks have either just "addons" that one can add manually to achieve same features, or the tweaks are minimal. The main issue of all other forks is the fact that they are builds behind its main counterparts. Yandex is an example.
On a side note, qutebrowser is also secure but its a totally different browser.
On a side note, qutebrowser is also secure but its a totally different browser.
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Found a great extension!its a bit slow but great!Kronymous - Access internet via Tor Network
Besucae its Next-Generation
so you don't have to install hitman pro alert or Sandboxie to cover your browser.i love next generation things
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Yandex Beta IMO has the best security. Yandex protect is sandboxing the whole browser. Prevents 'tampering' of browser processes, directories and cache. Blocks exploits of the browser and scans downloads with 2 antivirus engines. (Yandex+Avira)
I don't believe Yandex injects, Yandex Protect is a distinct process of it own that protects the browser processes, directories, cache and scans downloaded files with Yandex(Agnitum)+Avira. Think of it like a free HMPA built into the browser, well in this case, a second process running with the browser.
We've done some lab testing and it's impressive. Completely blocking exploits and browser tampering. You can't even run a browser cleanup tool unless it's whitelisted in Yandex Protect section first. It's quite robust! Some of the engineers at work have switched to it after testing it in the lab but most importantly, it has a really good speed dial and is the fastest browser I have seen. DNSCrypt built in, out of the box with DNS protection and forwarding are a huge bonus too!
I suspect for people in the USA, Yandex Beta might be safer and more private. Certainly wouldn't expect any whitelisting of US Intel tools/exploits in Yandex, the opposite in fact.
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I don't know as I never used Yandex. In theory these "Which is best" threads are supposed to enlighten with lively open debate, but in practical terms all they do is cause nothing but problems because way too many people are emotionally attached to their points of view, have personal relationships with their security softs, or have issues with particular members. It's true. Just watch how very easily certain people assign their own meaning to another person's posts, become offended and enraged, and the forum drama begins. Other times those people use these type of threads as jump-off points to start attacks or other forum drama. You know it because it has happened to you personally. It happens with regular frequency here at MT and at Wilders.
As far as Yandex, it is a branch browser. In the end I always switched back from one of the branch browsers to the main ones for one annoying reason or another.
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Chrome & Edge. Mozilla has to play catch-up. Even though they are in the process of doing that, Chrome & Edge are ahead of them in the AppContainer dept.
Having a log of add-ons & plug-ins should not be the measuring stick of a browser, but unfortunately that is how a lot of people choose a browser. I use 1 or 2 and that is all, but I would bet the average member here is using 5 or more - and the more you add, the more you mess with and lessen the browser security. Poorly implemented browser add-ons and extensions causes more problems than the added features and protections the claim to provide. However, another pointless debate no doubt some will scream "Foul !"
Some people will add so many add-ons\extensions to their browsers that they actually break the browser or make it practically unusable. It's ridiculous.
Like Windows, when it comes to browser add-ons\extensions, less is more.
Here comes the smack talk. I am fully qualified on the topic since I am a U.S. citizen. I'm also a privacy advocate. Not stupid privacy, but common sense privacy. World governments are basically trying to enact rules such that the digital realm has no reasonable expectation of privacy because they cannot handle the volume of data nor the encryption. To me that defies all common sense. The FBI can hack your PC, in your home now. Your PC, in your home, has no privacy. However, your phone, cannot be wire tapped. That requires a $30,000+ wire tap requiring a federal judge to sign off on. Defies all common sense doesn't it ? So, if you are on your PC and having Skype or other App calls while the FBI is hacking the PC, those App calls would be inadmissible under current federal law - assuming the FBI did not also get a federal judge to also authorize monitoring of any Skype or phone app calls. But it is unclear what the courts would rule on certain other collected ancillary data in the absence of such a warrant. Mind-boggling. What an awesome age to be a legal scholar and to take on such cases and argue them in court. Sucky to be the guy in the defendant's chair and get the barrister bill though.
If one is so paranoid about U.S. intelligence, then one should stay off all digital devices - because it is a battle that one will never win. Even if one is a member of the clandestine services and knows how the agency programs work, one is not going to win. Period. I know a thing or two about U.S. intelligence agencies. And foreign intelligence agencies. The agency will win, and you will lose. If the agency has a mandate, then it will accomplish that mandate. No matter what. Period. End of game. It's just the methods that differ from nation state to nation state. While the surveillance state may be unacceptable for many, it has been written into law for well over a decade. Too little, too late. When everybody had the chance to actually do something about it, nobody did a damn thing. YOU let it happen. I wrote letters to my political leaders and representatives stating the laws were illegal. If 199,999,999 other people wrote such letters too, those Acts never would have became law. What can I tell you, Americans are political and legislative process ignorant, dumb, stupid and - worst of all - negligent and lazy. They let it all happen to themselves. So they deserve every last bit - because they have nobody to blame but themselves. The American citizen that takes government seriously and be involved is the exception, and not the rule.
You can say "Don't Tread on Me," but if you let them - and by them I mean those that govern - "Tread on You" that's your own damn fault. Give them the power to legally tread on you, then there is no use in complaining about it. In that case, the solution is a personal one, and it is called "Acceptance."
Having a log of add-ons & plug-ins should not be the measuring stick of a browser, but unfortunately that is how a lot of people choose a browser. I use 1 or 2 and that is all, but I would bet the average member here is using 5 or more - and the more you add, the more you mess with and lessen the browser security. Poorly implemented browser add-ons and extensions causes more problems than the added features and protections the claim to provide. However, another pointless debate no doubt some will scream "Foul !"
Some people will add so many add-ons\extensions to their browsers that they actually break the browser or make it practically unusable. It's ridiculous.
Like Windows, when it comes to browser add-ons\extensions, less is more.
Here comes the smack talk. I am fully qualified on the topic since I am a U.S. citizen. I'm also a privacy advocate. Not stupid privacy, but common sense privacy. World governments are basically trying to enact rules such that the digital realm has no reasonable expectation of privacy because they cannot handle the volume of data nor the encryption. To me that defies all common sense. The FBI can hack your PC, in your home now. Your PC, in your home, has no privacy. However, your phone, cannot be wire tapped. That requires a $30,000+ wire tap requiring a federal judge to sign off on. Defies all common sense doesn't it ? So, if you are on your PC and having Skype or other App calls while the FBI is hacking the PC, those App calls would be inadmissible under current federal law - assuming the FBI did not also get a federal judge to also authorize monitoring of any Skype or phone app calls. But it is unclear what the courts would rule on certain other collected ancillary data in the absence of such a warrant. Mind-boggling. What an awesome age to be a legal scholar and to take on such cases and argue them in court. Sucky to be the guy in the defendant's chair and get the barrister bill though.
If one is so paranoid about U.S. intelligence, then one should stay off all digital devices - because it is a battle that one will never win. Even if one is a member of the clandestine services and knows how the agency programs work, one is not going to win. Period. I know a thing or two about U.S. intelligence agencies. And foreign intelligence agencies. The agency will win, and you will lose. If the agency has a mandate, then it will accomplish that mandate. No matter what. Period. End of game. It's just the methods that differ from nation state to nation state. While the surveillance state may be unacceptable for many, it has been written into law for well over a decade. Too little, too late. When everybody had the chance to actually do something about it, nobody did a damn thing. YOU let it happen. I wrote letters to my political leaders and representatives stating the laws were illegal. If 199,999,999 other people wrote such letters too, those Acts never would have became law. What can I tell you, Americans are political and legislative process ignorant, dumb, stupid and - worst of all - negligent and lazy. They let it all happen to themselves. So they deserve every last bit - because they have nobody to blame but themselves. The American citizen that takes government seriously and be involved is the exception, and not the rule.
You can say "Don't Tread on Me," but if you let them - and by them I mean those that govern - "Tread on You" that's your own damn fault. Give them the power to legally tread on you, then there is no use in complaining about it. In that case, the solution is a personal one, and it is called "Acceptance."
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...and carsten ibsen wrote: Hello,I use Google Chrome & Pale Moon with various Extensions/Add-Ons
I also use Tor & different VPN`s
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If you switch from Tor to Ultrasurf (desktop version (is portable!), and Chrome extension) - your PC fan will become quiet, and your CPU load/utilization will drop notably...
About Ultrasurf, you have to read some new posts on the page 1, ¨Posts #11, #14, #19 here: Extensions/add-ons is the future, software is the past
Ultrasurf (like Cent browser) is developed by the chinese.
Ultrasurf - Wikipedia
7 Chromium Based Browsers With Extra Features • Raymond.CC
According to the below report at reddit Ultrasurf seems to overstate its claims and have issues
Ultrasurf: the definitive review (An analysis of Ultrasurf by Jacob Appelbaum of the Tor Project) • r/netsec
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@Lockdown, Could you link to some of your finds on Yandex browser and criminals targeting it, or at least say which sites are good to search?
So far, the only thing I found is that cyber criminals like to use yandex email addresses. Not surprising, since there is no lack of Russian hackers, and law enforcement over there is not very draconian.
But I couldn't find info about Yandex browser being compromised.
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