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360 Secure Browser (360 Security Browser) or 360 Safe Browser[8] (Chinese: 360安全浏览器) is a web browser developed by the Qihoo company of Beijing, China.[9][10] Version 1.0 was released in July 2008 (first non-beta release; first beta in changelog is from April).[11][9]
Webkit-based engine was introduced in 2010 (dual-engine with Trident),[14][15] as the 360 Extreme Browser (Chinese: 360极速浏览器).[16] In the 360 Secure Browser it was added in 2012, in version 6.[17]
In 2012, a whistleblower reported a hidden backdoor in 360 Secure Browser. The Product Director of 360 Secure Browser, Tao Weihua, accused the whistleblower of "smearing 360 on behalf of Baidu", which the whistleblower said was "the worst professional response in history". Independent analysis of the claim showed that the browser has an "undeclared mechanism (i.e., via ExtSmartWiz.dll) which connects to the server on a regular basis (e.g., every 5 minutes), and allows it to download files of any type (including executables) from the server."[21]
This and other controversies surrounding Qihoo eventually led to the temporary pulling of their products from the iOS App Store.[22]
High usage numbers may be due to the browser being difficult to uninstall, its parent product 360 Safeguard frequently recommending it and a warning pop-up that appears when a user attempts to install another browser, falsely claiming that the other browser is unsafe and should not be run.[23][24]
^"360安全浏览器更新日志" [360 Safe Browser Update Log]. se.360.cn (in Chinese). 14 September 2008. Archived from the original on 14 September 2008. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
^processZ (产品经理) (15 July 2016). "360安全浏览器帮助中心". 360社区 (in Chinese). Retrieved 21 June 2017.
^"极速不安全？ 360 浏览器极速版三大猜想" [Is extreme speed unsafe? Three conjectures about 360 Browser Express]. oschina.net (in Chinese). 29 August 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
^"360安全浏览器 - 360浏览器" [360 Security Browser - 360 Browser]. se.360.cn (in Chinese). 25 September 2010. Archived from the original on 25 September 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2024. 360浏览器极速版 [360 Browser Express]
^"欢迎使用360极速浏览器" [Welcome to 360 Extreme Browser]. browser.360.cn. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
^"360安全浏览器" [360 Secure Browser]. se.360.cn (in Chinese). 25 October 2012. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
