Comments on: Microsoft complains about security with Chrome Frame. http://devilsworkshop.org/microsoft-complains-about-security-with-chrome-frame/ Thu, 24 May 2012 18:36:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Aditya Kane http://devilsworkshop.org/microsoft-complains-about-security-with-chrome-frame/#comment-117961 Aditya Kane Mon, 28 Sep 2009 06:34:24 +0000 http://www.devilsworkshop.org/?p=14865#comment-117961 @Abhishek: 1. Fact is Microsoft has obliquely mentions security concerns without really mentioning any specifics. Though I did mention they are technically right. 2. You just made my point. If you are using Chrome and IE both on your computer. Having Chrome Frame running inside IE makes it as vulnerable as Chrome, but if you are already using Chrome as a browser it should not make any difference. @Abhishek: 1. Fact is Microsoft has obliquely mentions security concerns without really mentioning any specifics. Though I did mention they are technically right.
2. You just made my point. If you are using Chrome and IE both on your computer. Having Chrome Frame running inside IE makes it as vulnerable as Chrome, but if you are already using Chrome as a browser it should not make any difference.

]]> By: Abhishek Kumar http://devilsworkshop.org/microsoft-complains-about-security-with-chrome-frame/#comment-117805 Abhishek Kumar Sun, 27 Sep 2009 07:51:56 +0000 http://www.devilsworkshop.org/?p=14865#comment-117805 > 1. IE has the largest market. Its about 20 times bigger than Chrome. A hacker will probably spend time making viruses to hack into IE rather than Chrome. Its true that hackers exploit products with huge market share, which explains the huge number of virus and other malware infecting windows, but that is not the ONLY factor. Vulnerability of an application is equally lucrative for a hacker. Send out an app in the market, which has security loopholes, a hacker will screw the app over in N number of ways even if it has a low market share. > 2. For Users who are using both Chrome and IE for browsing, this add-on being there on IE is a non-issue. Wrong again, having chrome means the browsing done through chrome is unsafe, it still does not affect the browsing done through IE8 (safe or unsafe, that is a different discussion) , but having chrome frame INSIDE IE8 will make the IE8 browser as unsafe as chrome itself. > 1. IE has the largest market. Its about 20 times bigger than Chrome. A hacker will probably spend time making viruses to hack into IE rather than Chrome.
Its true that hackers exploit products with huge market share, which explains the huge number of virus and other malware infecting windows, but that is not the ONLY factor. Vulnerability of an application is equally lucrative for a hacker. Send out an app in the market, which has security loopholes, a hacker will screw the app over in N number of ways even if it has a low market share.

> 2. For Users who are using both Chrome and IE for browsing, this add-on being there on IE is a non-issue.
Wrong again, having chrome means the browsing done through chrome is unsafe, it still does not affect the browsing done through IE8 (safe or unsafe, that is a different discussion) , but having chrome frame INSIDE IE8 will make the IE8 browser as unsafe as chrome itself.

]]> By: Aditya Kane http://devilsworkshop.org/microsoft-complains-about-security-with-chrome-frame/#comment-117804 Aditya Kane Sun, 27 Sep 2009 07:51:14 +0000 http://www.devilsworkshop.org/?p=14865#comment-117804 @Rahul: I personally use chrome frame with IE and do not feel it would be a security risk. But if you want it uninstalled. Then on IE goto Tools >> Manage Addons >> Select Chrome Frame BHO and then disable it. :-) Hope it helps. @Rahul: I personally use chrome frame with IE and do not feel it would be a security risk. But if you want it uninstalled. Then on IE goto Tools >> Manage Addons >> Select Chrome Frame BHO and then disable it. :-) Hope it helps.

]]> By: Aditya Kane http://devilsworkshop.org/microsoft-complains-about-security-with-chrome-frame/#comment-117796 Aditya Kane Sun, 27 Sep 2009 07:16:43 +0000 http://www.devilsworkshop.org/?p=14865#comment-117796 @venkat: Technically Microsoft is right. But what they are saying is that programs or scripts which can break through from Chrome will also affect IE if Chrome Frame is installed. But just a couple of thoughts. 1. IE has the largest market. Its about 20 times bigger than Chrome. A hacker will probably spend time making viruses to hack into IE rather than Chrome. 2. For Users who are using both Chrome and IE for browsing, this add-on being there on IE is a non-issue. @venkat: Technically Microsoft is right. But what they are saying is that programs or scripts which can break through from Chrome will also affect IE if Chrome Frame is installed. But just a couple of thoughts.
1. IE has the largest market. Its about 20 times bigger than Chrome. A hacker will probably spend time making viruses to hack into IE rather than Chrome.
2. For Users who are using both Chrome and IE for browsing, this add-on being there on IE is a non-issue.

]]> By: venkat http://devilsworkshop.org/microsoft-complains-about-security-with-chrome-frame/#comment-117769 venkat Sun, 27 Sep 2009 03:50:57 +0000 http://www.devilsworkshop.org/?p=14865#comment-117769 Microsoft has every reason to worry about chrome frame , Microsoft really worrying the plug-ins can serious security concerns to IE. Microsoft has every reason to worry about chrome frame , Microsoft really worrying the plug-ins can serious security concerns to IE.

]]> By: Rahul http://devilsworkshop.org/microsoft-complains-about-security-with-chrome-frame/#comment-117762 Rahul Sun, 27 Sep 2009 02:44:43 +0000 http://www.devilsworkshop.org/?p=14865#comment-117762 I just installed chrome frame. I just installed chrome frame.

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