Internet Explorer 8, with the help of its SmartScreen Filter, has "blocked 1 billion attempts to download malware," Microsoft product manager James Pratt said in a blog post Friday.
The SmartScreen Filter evaluates URLs and their associated servers. If the software recognizes a server as containing malicious content, it displays a warning, saying it's unsafe to browse to a respective site that could cause harm on the user's computer. The user is then given the option to continue to the page or go back to their home page without downloading any content.
According to Microsoft, the SmartScreen filter continues to improve. In August 2009, it blocked 70 million malware download attempts...
More: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-20011538-17.html
The SmartScreen Filter evaluates URLs and their associated servers. If the software recognizes a server as containing malicious content, it displays a warning, saying it's unsafe to browse to a respective site that could cause harm on the user's computer. The user is then given the option to continue to the page or go back to their home page without downloading any content.
According to Microsoft, the SmartScreen filter continues to improve. In August 2009, it blocked 70 million malware download attempts...
More: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-20011538-17.html
