Hi Gerald,
I wasn't sure what it was called, but it is:
SmartScreen Filter
From the Internet Explorer 8 Help Files:
How does SmartScreen Filter help protect my computer from malicious or
phishing websites?
Microsoft SmartScreen Filter is a feature in Internet Explorer that helps
detect phishing websites and websites that distribute malicious software
(also
known as malware). Phishing websites are fraudulent sites that impersonate
trusted or known websites to trick computer users into revealing personal
or
financial information. Malware websites distribute software that can
attack
your computer or steal your personal information.
While you browse the web, SmartScreen Filter runs in the background and
(with your consent) sends the web addresses of the sites you are visiting
to
the
Microsoft SmartScreen service to be compared against lists of known
phishing
and malware sites. If SmartScreen Filter discovers that a website you're
visiting
is on the list of known malware or phishing sites, Internet Explorer will
display a blocking webpage and the Address bar will appear in red. From
the
blocking
page, you can choose to bypass the blocked website and go to your home
page
instead, or you can continue to the blocked website, though this is not
recommended.
If you decide to continue to the blocked website, the Address bar will
continue to appear in red.
To protect your privacy, information that is submitted to the SmartScreen
web service is transmitted in encrypted format over HTTPS. This
information
is
not stored with your IP address or other personally identifiable
information, and will not be used to identify, contact, or provide
advertising to you
More information on this and other security features can be found in the
Help Topics for Internet Explorer.
HTH,
Rick Justice
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gerald Levy" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2012 7:31 AM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Does MSE Have A Site Advisor Function?
I use the free AVG Link Scanner program, which flags web links as safe or
unsafe before you clikc on them, but I am not aware of any such feature
built into IE 8. If this feature is present in IE 8, could you explain
how
to activate it? In any case, AVG Link Scanner works well in conjuntion
with
MSE to provide an additional layer of protection.
Gerald
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Justice" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2012 4:31 AM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Does MSE Have A Site Advisor Function?
Hi Steve,
MSE does not, but there is a similar feature in Internet Explorer 8,and
probably Internet Explorer 9 as well.
HTH,
Rick Justice
----- Original Message -----
From: <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2012 2:34 AM
Subject: [Blind-Computing] Does MSE Have A Site Advisor Function?
Hello,
I'm thinking of switching from McAfee to MSE, in part due to improved
accessibility. However, my McAfee package does include a function called
"site advisor", which tries to steer you away from clicking on websites
that
may be harmful to your computer. Does MSE have a function like this?
Any comments or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
Steve Parker
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