Although there is nearly a worldwide consensus of which browser is the best, Bill Gates’ cadre still haven’t given up the Internet Explorer browser to the mercies of Mozilla Firefox. What with phishing running rampant and nearly unchecked on the Internet and resulting in losses that total in the billions, the latest browsers now have built-in software solutions designed to prevent users from being victimized by criminals in the Internet. Microsoft has added a nifty feature to its often-criticized browser.
Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) has this opt-in feature called the Phishing Filter that operates in the background while a user surfs the Internet. The Filter works by determining if the visited web page exhibits any suspicious details by comparing its behavior with a list of common phishing activities. Every time a use attempts to access a phishing website whether if it is known or just suspected, the browser displays a warning urging the user to proceed with wariness or recommending altogether that the user should not browse the site.
These prompts arise from collaborative efforts among security firms like BDProtect Inc. and Cyveillance Inc. These entities monitor and report phishing activities and the data they produce aid the Filter to understand more how phishing sites do their thing.
Contrast this with browsers in the past years when the only defense users had was their own Internet know-how and one can see how prevalent cyber crime has spurred software programmers to take extra steps in protecting the public.
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