[CTS] IE Security
- From: "Cuffy" <cuffy10@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 13:15:23 -0800
From a PCWorld newsletter this morning
http://www.pcworld.com/howto/article/0,aid,121771,00.asp
"First, I use a widely misunderstood IE feature--the "Restricted sites"
zone. Adding a site to this zone raises the browser's security settings.
(Check it out in IE by clicking Tools, Internet Options, Security.) If you
add a Web site to the "Restricted sites" zone, IE disables ActiveX,
scripting, and Java applets for that site. That way, if you head to a page
on the specified site, you'll be protected from, say, an attempted drive-by
spyware attack.
But manually adding sites to the Restricted zone is a huge pain. JavaCool's
free SpywareBlaster automatically adds a lengthy list of dangerous addresses
to IE's Restricted sites. SpywareBlaster is compatible with AOL's browser;
it also works with current versions of the Netscape, Firefox, and Mozilla
browsers. Its most recent iteration is
<http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_description/0,fid,23106,00.asp>
SpywareBlaster 3.4.
Next, grab a copy of Globi's
<http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_description/0,fid,25644,00.asp> Klik
Safe, a free Internet Explorer add-on. When you are browsing in unfamiliar
territory at a spot that may not be on SpywareBlaster's list yet, use Klik
Safe for protection. The tool enables you to switch IE's security settings
immediately from medium to high (saving you a bunch of manual steps) to
protect you from ActiveX and JavaScript threats. And when you travel to a
site that you're certain is safe--for instance, Microsoft's Update page--use
Klik Safe to add the site to Internet Explorer's Trusted Zone and thereby
ensure that ActiveX works correctly."
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If you drink, don't drive. Don't even putt.
Dean Martin
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