Comments on: The Most Vulnerable Operating Systems and Applications in 2011 http://www.gfi.com/blog/the-most-vulnerable-operating-systems-and-applications-in-2011/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-most-vulnerable-operating-systems-and-applications-in-2011 Brought to you by GFI Software Fri, 13 Sep 2013 13:27:20 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jerome Paulines http://www.gfi.com/blog/the-most-vulnerable-operating-systems-and-applications-in-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-31889 Jerome Paulines Fri, 16 Mar 2012 11:07:58 +0000 http://www.gfi.com/blog/?p=8221#comment-31889 I both have a PC (Windows 7) and a Mac (Lion OSX). I also use two web browsers – Internet Explorer on my PC and Mozilla Firefox on my Mac. I don’t have problems with four these applications. The only major headache I have is with its plugin – particularly the Adobe Flash player program on both web browsers. Most of the time, especially when I open up to five YouTube videos or play Flash-based games, the browser plugin crashes. Sometimes, because of the Flash player crash, the browser also crashes.

I can’t wait for HTML5′s full implementation to the World Wide Web. It’s a great alternative to the Adobe Flash Player web browser plugin. It could even kill the said app.

]]> By: Brian Haines http://www.gfi.com/blog/the-most-vulnerable-operating-systems-and-applications-in-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-31863 Brian Haines Thu, 15 Mar 2012 04:04:52 +0000 http://www.gfi.com/blog/?p=8221#comment-31863 Sad about Google Chrome as it is my browser of choice. It is in fact faster. I am thoroughly annoyed at long Firefox takes to open and how long IE takes to relinquish control.

Chrome is faster. I hope thhey get better at security.

]]> By: Clyde O'maha http://www.gfi.com/blog/the-most-vulnerable-operating-systems-and-applications-in-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-31788 Clyde O'maha Wed, 07 Mar 2012 17:45:18 +0000 http://www.gfi.com/blog/?p=8221#comment-31788 What’s with Google Chrome?!!! – The vain of the web browser family. I just don’t get why Google created it in the first place? The browser family is already full. Google said it’s the “fastest web browser” on the planet but I highly doubt it. I tested how fast it is when compared to my tried and test Mozilla Firefox and it’s almost the same +/- one to two seconds difference in loading most webpages.

Chrome’s edge over the other browsers is only when you’re streaming / watching YouTube videos – that’s it, no more no less. But can you sacrifice security over how fast a web app could be? For me not. I’d rather use a less vulnerable software than utilize one that’s full of bugs and useless features.

]]> By: Steven Livetan http://www.gfi.com/blog/the-most-vulnerable-operating-systems-and-applications-in-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-31784 Steven Livetan Wed, 07 Mar 2012 12:08:44 +0000 http://www.gfi.com/blog/?p=8221#comment-31784 Thank you very much Cristian for this awesome, comprehensive and well-researched list. I’ve been looking for this for a long time now. However I’m not surprised about the results. Almost all Microsoft-based operating systems are failing – they’re on the red marks. Well, this is understandable as more and more attacks and hacks are done on Microsoft OSs. I’ve seen this trend since I was still in high school.

However, I’m quite surprised about the Apple iOS vulnerabilities. They’ve risen to 35 incidents year on year (2010 – 2011). I’m a huge Apple fan. In fact, all my gadgets are all Apples – tablets, PCs, laptop, and a cellphone. I have an iPhone and so far I haven’t experienced any vulnerability incident. Maybe it depends on the user. If you’re careless or negligent, then expect more harm coming your way.

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