360 Secure Browser

360 Secure Browser (Chinese: 360安全浏览器) is a web browser developed by Qihoo,^[1] a company based in China.^[2] It uses the Trident layout engine (as does Internet Explorer). It was first released in September 2008.^[1]

Market share

In January 2011, Qihoo claimed that it was the second most popular web browser in China (after Internet Explorer),^[2] with 172 million monthly active users, 44.1% of Internet users in China.^[3] The true figure is much lower (in the 2-7% range) according to multiple independent sources.^[4][5] As of November 2014, the Qihoo browser is the 5th most popular browser in the United States.^[6]

Controversy

The high usage numbers are in large part due to the software being very difficult to uninstall. Furthermore, whenever a user attempts to install another browser, a warning pop-up claims that the new browser is unsafe and should not be run.^[7][8]

See also

• 360 Safeguard
• The main local competitors are the Sogou High-Speed Browser (Chinese: 搜狗高速浏览器) by Sogou.com, CM Browser (Chinese: 猎豹安全浏览器) by Cheetah Mobile，QQ Browser (Chinese: QQ浏览器) by Tencent , Baidu Browser (Chinese: 百度浏览器) by Baidu.com and Maxthon .

External links

• Official home page

References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.chinatechnews.com/2008/09/18/7557-qihoo-formally-launches-web-browser-product-in-china
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://seekingalpha.com/article/260381-ipo-pick-of-the-week-qihoo-360-tech
3. ↑ http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1508913/000104746911002598/a2202773zf-1a.htm
4. ↑ http://visual.ly/world-web-browser-market-share
5. ↑ http://gs.statcounter.com/#browser-CN-monthly-201201-201301-bar
6. ↑ http://www.zdnet.com/weird-science-how-shaky-web-usage-reports-distort-our-view-of-tech-markets-7000035472/
7. ↑ Pierce, Doug (January 11, 2012). "How Qihoo 360 Won the Browser War in China". Digital Due Diligence. 
8. ↑ http://www.techinasia.com/360-safe-browser-malware/