Best Browser

[dirtwarrior]

well my point is that there can only be 1 best.

and we cant really figure out what the best is since everyone is basing it on their own opinions and not always facts.

we should find out which has the best ram usage, security, speed, ease of use, customizability, etc.

Interesting, has anyone tested them yet?

[ripken204]

well i think me and zxian just made it pointless to test them. lol

it all depends on preferences so it seems kind of stupid to even have these polls/discussions if its impossible to come up with a true answer.

[[deXter]]

well i think me and zxian just made it pointless to test them. lol

it all depends on preferences so it seems kind of stupid to even have these polls/discussions if its impossible to come up with a true answer.

Exactly. Actually this poll is incorrectly titled - it should have been called "Which browser do you use the most". That'd have been more appropriate or relevant. Infact, I would personally be interested in such a poll. I mean, you see everywhere that people say IE is the most used browser with over 80% of the share, but I don't think that's true anymore. I'm a member at many communities, all of whom have a browser poll, and none of them have a majority IE vote. So I'm pretty sure that those ratings are incorrect, or you know, atleast amongst the better 'informed' people.

[ripken204]

well ide have to say its between IE and FF. no one ever hears about opera, even though i think its the best(or should i say its what i prefer the most).

[no1none]

Try K-Meleon (Mozilla-based like Firefox, without the bloat as in FF).

The only really secure browser, yet customizable for users beyond FF's possibilities

And yes, I really mean *secure* browser

Yet light enough to run (with tabs!) on a Pentium 166MHz / 32MB RAM Win95 computer

Compare:

browser - currently known 'holes' - how many still unpatched

IE7 - 10 exist - 7 unpatched! http://secunia.com/product/12366/

IE6 - 113 exist - 20 unpatched! http://secunia.com/product/11/

FF2.x - 6 exist - 3 unpatched! http://secunia.com/product/12434/

FF1.x - 41 exist - 4 unpatched! http://secunia.com/product/4227/

Opera 9.x - 6 exist - 0 unpatched http://secunia.com/product/10615/

Opera 8.x - 15 exist - 0 unpatched http://secunia.com/product/4932/

Opera 7.x - 39 exist - 0 unpatched http://secunia.com/product/761/

K-Meleon 1.x - 0 exist - 0 unpatched http://secunia.com/product/12157/

Get K-Meleon HERE

/edit: added Opera 9 /

Edited May 21, 2007 by no1none

[dirtwarrior]

Does FF add ons work with it?

[awergh]

what about opera 9.x?

[Mangix]

i was thinking the same thing. where is Opera 9?

[no1none]

i was thinking the same thing. where is Opera 9?

I edited previous post with Opera 9 now.

[Jokez]

Try K-Meleon (Mozilla-based like Firefox, without the bloat as in FF).

The only really secure browser, yet customizable for users beyond FF's possibilities

And yes, I really mean *secure* browser

Yet light enough to run (with tabs!) on a Pentium 166MHz / 32MB RAM Win95 computer

Compare:

browser - currently known 'holes' - how many still unpatched

IE7 - 10 exist - 7 unpatched! http://secunia.com/product/12366/

IE6 - 113 exist - 20 unpatched! http://secunia.com/product/11/

FF2.x - 6 exist - 3 unpatched! http://secunia.com/product/12434/

FF1.x - 41 exist - 4 unpatched! http://secunia.com/product/4227/

Opera 9.x - 6 exist - 0 unpatched http://secunia.com/product/10615/

Opera 8.x - 15 exist - 0 unpatched http://secunia.com/product/4932/

Opera 7.x - 39 exist - 0 unpatched http://secunia.com/product/761/

K-Meleon 1.x - 0 exist - 0 unpatched http://secunia.com/product/12157/

Get K-Meleon HERE

/edit: added Opera 9 /

K-Meleon is nice, but doesn't feel right without mouse gestures. Any way of adding them?

EDIT:OHH SNAPP!! Never mind, I found them, lol.

Edited May 21, 2007 by Jokez

[ripken204]

how do you know if any holes exist for k-melon? unless someone tries to hack it, i really dont see how anyone would find a hole?

[no1none]

how do you know if any holes exist for k-melon? unless someone tries to hack it, i really dont see how anyone would find a hole?

First of all, if a 'common hole' is found in one of the browsers (i.e. old JPEG vulnerability) it is immediately tried and tested on other browsers too.

I'm sure many of the 100+ holes in IE5/6 are probably "IE's proprietary holes" (specific to IE only), but if you check details on sites like secunia.com you'll find that some of the 'holes' are quite universal.

PS

I don't say there are no holes in K-Meleon at all... I'm pretty sure there must be a few

After all, no software is 100% bulletproof - with the exception of a computer NOT connected to anything (and without any input/output ports, and locked in safe so no one could touch it... )

All I'm saying is that NO ONE HAS FOUND ANY HOLE IN K-MELEON YET. (or at least general public don't know of such event).

And you can be sure that the hundreds of known holes (found in other browsers) were all tried to be used against K-Meleon too - with no success

Edited May 22, 2007 by no1none

[ripken204]

well my point is that its just like OS X. such a small % of ppl use it that it is pointless to try to hack it.

[no1none]

well my point is that its just like OS X. such a small % of ppl use it that it is pointless to try to hack it.

Yes exactly like with OS X, its this implied added security due to its small amount of users, that obviously no serious fcukheadhacker would waste his time to work on it, specially that i.e. IE6 (the most popular browser ATM) is like a swiss cheese and its users are basically sitting ducks waiting in the open and begging to be rooted

I'm not sure have I understood you correctly... I hope you don't hold it against K-Meleon?

Edited May 23, 2007 by no1none

[ripken204]

well my point is that its just like OS X. such a small % of ppl use it that it is pointless to try to hack it.

Yes exactly like with OS X, its this implied added security due to its small amount of users, that obviously no serious fcukheadhacker would waste his time to work on it, specially that i.e. IE6 (the most popular browser ATM) is like a swiss cheese and its users are basically sitting ducks waiting in the open and begging to be rooted

I'm not sure have I understood you correctly... I hope you don't hold it against K-Meleon?

no i agree with you. k-melon has a huge advantage of beign know by few, no one will want to hack it which will make you much much safer.