Internet Browsers

A web browser is a software application that acts as a portal to the world wide web. Internet browsers can be used for retrieving, presenting, and traversing information resources on the net.

Most Popular Web Browsers

Mozilla Firefox is a free and open source web browser descended from the Mozilla Application Suite and managed by Mozilla Corporation.

Google Chrome is another type of open source web browser launched by google in late 2008, that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier to use.

Safari was developed by Apple Inc. and was launched back in 2003 for Mac and PC, it puts the emphasis on browsing not the browser. Innovative features make your experience on the web better than it ever was.

SR Iron Ware is a web browser produced by SRWare, a software company which is specialized on Hardware, Software and Onlinesolutions. SR Iron Ware combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier to use.

Windows Internet Explorer is a series of graphical web browsers developed by Microsoft and included as part of the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems starting in 1995. Internet Explorer is a very popular browser and is supported by nearly all operating system platforms available.

Opera offers free and easy to download Web browsers for computers, mobile phones and devices. Developed by opera software and launched in late 1996, it is available in 50 different languages and runs on all major operating systems.

Threats:

Web Browsers are used as a portal to the world wide web and the source for where most computer viruses are transmitted. Attacks against Web browsers depend upon malicious content being rendered by the appropriate built-in interpreter (e.g., HTML, JavaScript, CSS, etc.) or vulnerable plug-in technology (e.g., Flash, QuickTime, Java, etc.).

Vulnerabilities lying within these rendering technologies are then exposed to any exploit techniques or malicious code developed by the attacker. It is still possible to stay safe in the virus war zone that is the internet today.

Web browser manufacturers are fighting hard to fight against malicous code being recycled around the internet corrupting hardware as it travels, but the war is ongoing..

Our Advice

If pop ups start opening as soon as you enter a website, don't hesitate to leave immediately.

Never ever willingly disclose too much personal information, EG Credit Card details : Password etc.

Try keep your wits about you and ask yourself why excatly would a website need so much information from me just to be able to browse.

Make sure to clear your web history as often as possible, you might find it convenient that your browser remembers your usernames and passwords but what about if these fell into the wrong hands.

A neat trick is to use In-Private Browseing, An Incognito Window or simply Private Browsing. Each have the same function but each browser may have a slightly differnt name. These can be accessed usually through 'Tools' at the top of your page.