Here is Microsoft’s phishing filter in action at the status bar. Under the covers, Microsoft run IE7 runs minimal rights, therefore, even if you want to copy to the clipboard you have to exercise elevated rights. What I am thinking is that these anti-phishing measures will be state of the art in Summer 2007, but by Christmas what will be the hackers next trick? The only answer is to stay vigilant. On the one hand we have to be realistic, we are never going to beat fraud, on the other hand we should give ourselves the best chance of avoiding the most obvious attacks. Most people find that at least once a month a rogue internet program tries to hi -jack their internet bank account. Microsoft recommends enabling the Phishing Filter which will alert you upon visiting a website known to be malicious in nature. ![]() Next, choose your Optional Settings, to suit your preferences. If you wish to change that to something else, such as Google, this is where you instruct IE7 to do so (the change will actually take place after saving this page): The default Search Provider is initially Microsoft Live. The IE7 Welcome page is displayed, offering you some basic, initial preference settings: Give this virtual machine monitor a try – it’s free.ĭownload your free copy of SolarWinds VM Monitor. It’s easy to install and to configure this virtual machine monitor, all you need the host server’s IP address or hostname and the logon info. VM Monitor is a clever desktop tool that not only tests that your server is online, but also displays the CPU and memory utilization for each node. Naturally, it still works with virtual machines on VMware ESX Servers. The best feature of this new this new version of SolarWinds VM Monitor is that it checks Windows Hyper-V. The first time IE7 opens, it will take you to Microsoft’s IE7 Welcome page ( ): Guy Recommends : SolarWinds’ Free VM Monitor Once you have installed IE7 on your computer, you will soon notice enhancements to the browser’s overall look and feel: ![]() Detailed Explanation of IE7, Concentrating on New Features – by Paul DeBrino Incidentally, this technique (Ctrl +scroll) also resizes Vista desktop icons, a classic for learn a trick in one context and apply it elsewhere. In IE7, this resized both the fonts and the pictures. ![]() Tip: Hold down the Ctrl key and scroll with the mouse. There are even more dialog boxes, including some which say: Remember help, and press F1 to get more details on each check box. Open home page for new tabs instead of a blank page. Some settings will suit you much better than others, take the time to experiment. My message is that there are lots of boxes to examine. Guy’s Suggestions for IE7 Internet Optionsīegin your quest for a better browser experience by seeking:ī) From there select Internet Options (Last option). One feature of IE7 that I particularly like, is the ability to set multiple home pages. However, there are extras, for example: a ‘New Tab’ button, and a Phishing which detects rogue sites. Overall the configuration looks similar to XP’s IE6. ![]() It is important to remember that Vista has the new IE7 browser built-in. Phishing Filters in Internet Explorer 7.Detailed Explanation of IE7’s New Features by Paul DeBrino (Recommended).Guy’s Suggestions for IE7 Internet Options.Internet Options (IE7) Internet Options for Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) A classic case of Microsoft providing at least two ways of achieving the same goal. Please note: these IE7 (Internet Explorer 7) settings are the same settings that you access from the Internet Explorer, Tools (menu), Internet Options. Vista -> Control Panel -> Network & Internet -> Internet Options IE7
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