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 > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
