IE8. More secure than your average browser?
Testing by NSS Labs suggests that’s the case.
Read the summary on the IE Blog
Some more details from Giorgio Sardo
Phrases like “an exceptional score” and “Internet Explorer 8 was by far the best at protecting against socially engineered malware” underscore the efforts the IE team have been making to ensure IE8 is the most secure browser available. Full plaudits to them.