Gazelle Web Browser: Microsoft To Devise The Most Secure Web Browser?
Researchers claim a new browser from Microsoft called Gazelle, will be more secure than other popular web browsers. Microsoft is developing a new Web browser that may be more secure than popular web browsers such as Firefox, Google Chrome and all other versions of Internet Explorer. Because we specialize in security research we want to be in-the-know of the development of this new browser that is supposed to be the ultimate when it comes to browser security.
The new browser that is said to be very "safe" is called Gazelle, which is still in prototype form currently. Gazelle will have 5,000 lines of C# code that aids in enforcing security rules to prevent malicious access to the operating system that the browser software runs on.
With the new Gazelle browser being based off of Internet Explorer, we could only imagine the possibilities in the security filed that the Microsoft researchers are exploring. While IE is still criticized as being second place to Mozilla's Firefox by some it still remains to be holding onto the majority of internet users as their choice for an internet web browser. The approach to improve reliability and security, as explained by the researchers, is part of a system that does not allow certain processes of the browser to interact with the underlying system.
The upcoming Internet Explorer 8 uses an approach similar to that of Chrome using tabs to isolate processes. Certainly IE8, once it is released in full version, will receive some criticism if Microsoft is developing an improved and more secure browser for the near future.
How will Gazelle provide a more secure web surfing environment for me?
Gazelle will be packed with security features which include processes that ignore clicks in newly exposed screen areas for a set amount of time until the user can see the new screen area. Gazelle will also be aimed at blocking so-called race condition attacks where attackers create a Web page to get you to click a certain area which could lead to an attack. Other implementations to improve security in Gazelle will be sandboxing plug-ins so they are isolated from the rest of the system and using IE7's Trident renderer and JavaScript engine.
The question remains when it comes to recent Microsoft products. Will you upgrade to the next IE8 browser or just wait for Gazelle? Sounds very familiar when it comes to recent Windows versions ie: making the switch to Vista or keep XP waiting for Windows 7. Let the confusion begin.
Will you make the switch to Gazelle if it promises to be more secure than Chrome, Firefox and all other versions of IE? It seems like a no-brainer to me until they prove otherwise.
I hope this works out. I have been hit several times in the last year and each attack is more vicious than the last. Some of those attacks have included:
1) Either deleting all my restore points or disabling restore entirely.
2) Making it difficult to surf to a web site about security - redirection.
3) Making it difficult or impossible to download an anti malware program to help clean it up.
With monopolies aside techie4fun, people who would uninstall Chrome if it came preinstalled are not very smart people, with its sandbox style, the security is very solid, even though its not flaw proof. People who would uninstall it deserve all the stuff that can happen from using IE. IE is no good, and yeah its faster than before, but still has all kinds of security issues. Yeah it doesnt have extensions(yet)like Firefox, one should not care with such a solid browser. I like extensions b/c they make life easier, but I can take 10 seconds longer to do something as long as my browser is solid and fast.