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Microsoft® Windows® Security: Essentials
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Microsoft® Windows® Security: Essentials

by Darril Gibson
June 2011
Beginner
372 pages
9h 54m
English
Sybex
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Using IE Tools to Identify Malicious Websites

IE includes several security features that help protect you from malicious websites. The best protection against malicious websites is to simply not visit them. The SmartScreen Filter helps you identify malicious websites before the page is displayed. Protected Mode helps protect your system from malicious activity if you do visit a malicious website. Both are described in more detail in this section.

Understanding the SmartScreen Filter

Phishing is a technique used by attackers to trick users into giving up personal information. Sometimes they want you to reply to an email, but more often, they try to trick you into clicking a link. The built-in SmartScreen Filter helps protect you from phishing ...

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