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Hello everybody! How well does Kmeleon browser handle in case of hacker attacks? Does this browser have the same security as Google Chrome or any other major browser? Can I use it in banking operations? Thank you in advance!
K-Meleon is a Mozilla browser, and gives access to many technical settings theat other browsers hide from you. Mozilla is generally (much) more secure than other browser families, especially the QtWeb/WebKit/Blink family, which now includes Edge.
Having said that, we are not talking about add-ons or macros. This is baked-in, and needs access to a configuration utility which Mozilla calls "
about:config".
OK. Mozilla config contains many security settings which can be set individually according to your needs. For example, you can set the SSL/TLS parameters to lock out insecure servers, and you can disable or enable installed cipher suites. Many of these settings can be accessed via the
F2 settings GUI, for example Cookie Handling.
K-Meleon can definitely be used in banking operations. It is natively far more secure than most banking websites. While we are here, you need a secure password policy. Most attacks happen because people don't care about secure passwords: "
G0 aMay" is not secure as it will be picked up in a look-up table within a few micro-seconds. And people re-use their passwords because it's easier to remember one password than ten or fifteen of them.
BUT. It's OK to write them down in a list near your computer. The reasoning is, that if a bad person has access to your computer desk, you are in far more trouble than merely losing your privacy.
You can find password generators online, or -- if you are happy with spreadsheets -- you can build one yourself.
A-a-a-ndd... Hacker attacks. These are scripted attacks launched from polluted or hostile sites, and browsers do not normally defend against them. For these you need an external defence, which is (in my case) composed of an white-listing anti-executable like
VoodooShield, and a good firewall like Windows Firewall with
Windows Firewall Control (WFC) set to disallow all outbound traffic. WFC is a free utility available from MalwareBytes wich gives easy access to all WIndows Firewall settings.
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