I suggest going to Amazon.com and purchasing a copy of Malwarebytes. It is
currently on sale for $18 with lifetime updates (it is normally $30).
Malwarebytes is a much better solution than IE's Smart screen filter because
this Smart screen filter depends on someone reporting a site whereas
Malwarebytes scans in real time for malicious behavior. Malwarebytes is the
equivalent of a tourist guide steering you away from bad parts of a city
whereas Smart screen filter depends on a random person having been robbed
and reporting that part of the city as a high crime rate area. I guess I'm
conveying that you don't want to be the first person to report to Microsoft
that you've been attacked by a virus on a given website. I will also add
that there have been many, many more times where Malwarebytes has stopped a
possibly malicious website where Smart screen filter has not warned me one
bit. I have indeed turned on Smart screen filter for an additional although
weak layer of protection. If safety on the internet is important to you, the
latest version of MSE and Malwarebytes is the way to go. To answer your
question directly, Malwarebytes does warn you about a possibly dangerous
website as well as warning you about odd behavior from any application you
may have installed on your computer that is trying to phone home for
whatever reason as was the case for something I installed last week.
I do lots of googling for answers on the internet, and I've been safe so far
with just this combination of protection.
-M
W7HP32Bit
------ Original Message -----
From: <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2012 11:34 PM
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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