New browser security test

[polonus]

Hi folks,

I browsing with Chrome 16 via Chrome PrivacyGuard with a.o. NotScripts and Better Pop Up Blocker and "Blocker" extensions active and even if I allow all with these extensions I get "WE CAN'T GIVE YOU A SCORE FOR YOUR BROWSER" on Your Browser Matters' site.
So what does that mean? Now I can tweak Chrome to my likings, I still do like Firefox and flock, but somehow  cannot make myself go back to use them. Feels just like an old romance to me ,

polonus

[CraigB]

Test your browser here http://www.yourbrowsermatters.com/#/home

I scored 4 out of 4 with IE9 64bit and 32bit. 

I do use SpywareBlaster as well.

4 out 4 for me without spywareblaster 

[FreewheelinFrank]

Test your browser here http://www.yourbrowsermatters.com/#/home

I scored 4 out of 4 with IE9 64bit and 32bit. 

I do use SpywareBlaster as well.

It's a Microsoft site which will tell you you're secure if you're using Microsoft.

A little more scepticism might be appropriate on a security forum: I mean, if people are this naive here, do any of us know what we're talking about?

The MS security product in question is SmartScreen which has a huge false positive rate.

http://dontsurfinthenude.blogspot.com/2011/08/microsofts-bad-reputations.html

If avast! had that sort of false positive rate, there'd be howls of protest, yet for the Microsoft fans, it's fine.

[polonus]

Well again, I got: HOW WELL IS YOUR BROWSER PROTECTING YOU?
We do not have any data for your browser, so we can’t give your browser a score,

WE CAN'T GIVE YOU A SCORE FOR YOUR BROWSER. and all in capitals, so they are shouting this at me, very rude behabiour from these smart screen technology promoting boys,

pol

[YoKenny]

It's a Microsoft site which will tell you you're secure if you're using Microsoft.

A little more scepticism might be appropriate on a security forum: I mean, if people are this naive here, do any of us know what we're talking about?

The MS security product in question is SmartScreen which has a huge false positive rate.

http://dontsurfinthenude.blogspot.com/2011/08/microsofts-bad-reputations.html

If avast! had that sort of false positive rate, there'd be howls of protest, yet for the Microsoft fans, it's fine.

Its best to not surf in the nude and most likely you will be arrested as there are laws for doing anything in the nude. 

Maybe you need to switch to Linux as that is about as nude as it gets!

Doctor Tux agrees with you:
Linux System Consulting Services
http://www.doctortux.com

[polonus]

I liked the info when I went here: http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp

See: http://events.adchemy.com/visitor/auuid/nai-status?nocache=0.8290456
Only active cookie I had was for Yahoo: Yahoo! Ad Network
(now including Dapper)
But I won't probably get an extra point   from the yourbrowser matters guys,

polonus

[Dch48]

I can say this without hesitation. I have never had a false positive from Smartscreen, but I have had a few , not many at all, from Avast.