Security updates are ineffective if the update mechanism isn’t efficient. This paper analyzes the effectiveness of different web browsers’ update mechanisms using extensive Google web log data.

How secure is your browser? One indicator is how frequently it’s updated. Using Google’s search logs, we analyze update patterns to compare browser security.

With access to Google’s global web server logs, we offer the first in-depth global perspective on web browser insecurity, crucial for understanding threats to browser and plug-in technologies.