Microsoft QLF-00195 manual Internet Explorer Security, SmartScreen Filter

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Internet Explorer Security

The Web can be a dangerous place, with sites that attempt to download malicious code, trick you into divulging personal information, or track your actions without your knowledge or consent. Internet Explorer 8 improves your defense against security and privacy threats, and includes the ability to help identify malicious sites and block the download of malicious software.

SmartScreen Filter

Microsoft SmartScreen® filter in Internet Explorer 8 boosts the anti-phishing protection found in Inter- net Explorer 7 by more closely examining the entire Web address and comparing it to a continually updated reputation database. If SmartScreen is active, the browser checks with the centrally hosted reputation service on the Web to help ensure that the site isn’t a known phishing or malware hosting site. It also notifies you if you’ve navigated to a site that is known to distribute malicious software or has attempted to download files that others have reported as unsafe.

SmartScreen filter notifies you of

unsafe sites and downloads.

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