Browser Security

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  1. Posts : 2,171
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #1

    Browser Security


    Any of y'all ever use this:

    https://browsercheck.qualys.com/

    Checks for browser vulnerabilites. You can do a quick scan directly from the page, or a more in depth check if you download and use the plugin. Must be run from each browser that you use. IE 64-bit not supported.

    Particularly interested if you also use Secunia's PSI or similar, and how their outputs compare.
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  2. Posts : 15,026
    Windows 10 Home 64Bit
       #2

    Nice stuff. Thanks Sibbil.
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  3. Posts : 53,363
    Windows 10 Home x64
       #3

    I have not used it for a long time as I do use PSI, and it is much more thorough. It is nice for a quick check of the most vulnerable addons, but for in depth, and more comprehensive, you want PSI. A Guy
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  4. Posts : 3,168
    Windows 10 64bit
       #4

    Apreantly it says 2 security issues, that i don't have adobe flash player and adobe shockwave updated . Thanks for this thread and I didn't know about this plugin,using it in firefox.
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  5. Posts : 10,200
    MS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit
       #5

    Use PSI.
    Do not download the beta version but rather the normal version.
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  6. Posts : 53,363
    Windows 10 Home x64
       #6

    M1GU31 run the Firefox plugin test, it lists more.

    Firefox Web Browser

    A Guy
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  7. Posts : 2,171
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
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    A Guy said:
    I have not used it for a long time as I do use PSI, and it is much more thorough. It is nice for a quick check of the most vulnerable addons, but for in depth, and more comprehensive, you want PSI. A Guy
    I use PSI too, as well as Belarc. I'm aware that PSI is more comprehensive, as Qualys is focused on browser security only. I'm just wondering if anyone has ever noticed Qualys identifying something that PSI didn't.

    I noticed this month that Belarc was days late, PSI had most patches but one was at least a day late, Qualys was on the money.
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  8. Posts : 7,781
    Win 7 32 Home Premium, Win 7 64 Pro, Win 8.1, Win 10
       #8

    Five apps for testing browser security


    NOTE: Looks like the last link on the page (Scanit) doesn't work, so make that 4 apps...

    Like any other piece of software, Web browser code can and does contain vulnerabilities. Cybercriminals like vulnerabilities. They’re the soft underbelly of any application.

    I know five Web sites that are committed to keeping browsers free of vulnerabilities. These Web sites evaluate browsers for weaknesses and determine how freely private information is to be had. On top of that, all but one offer advice on how to make the tested Web browser secure.

    Why five, you may ask. Well, I agree there is some overlap. But I found that each site manages to give a slightly different picture. I’ll introduce them and let you pick your favorites.
    Five tips for testing Web browser security | TechRepublic
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  9. Posts : 3,168
    Windows 10 64bit
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    A Guy said:
    M1GU31 run the Firefox plugin test, it lists more.

    Firefox Web Browser

    A Guy
    seems i'm ok I believe although it doesn't recognize some but I know the battlefield one is for a game client that use the browser. The other ones idk what they are for.
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  10. Posts : 10,455
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Service Pack 1
       #10

    PSI has an inconsistency. In the main program section it says both IE9 and Opera are OK but in the browser section it flags both as being insecure (not the plugins the browsers themselves).
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