User Productivity Tools
Internet Explorer 8
Security
- The following zones for Internet Explorer security are:
- Internet: The Internet zone includes all Internet Web sites that are not specifically assigned to another zone. The default security level is Medium-high.
- Local intranet: The local Intranet is meant to be all computers on the internal corporate network.
- Trusted sites: The Trusted sites zone contains no sites by default, you must add sites that you consider trusted.
- Restricted sites: The Restricted sites zone is a specific list of sites that you do not trust.
- Internet Explorer Protected Mode works in conjunction with UAC to prevent malicious software from installing through Internet Explorer. It prevents the silent installation of malicious software from Internet sites.
- In a domain-based network, Internet Explorer assumes that all Web sites in the local domain are part of the Intranet zone. This allows internal developers to create Intranet Web sites with advanced features such as pop-up windows and scripting without worrying that IE will block those features.
- The Smartscreen Filter warns you when you are about to access a Web site that is known to install malicious software or is used as part of a phishing attack.