IE8 Has Two New Security Features

By Digital Trends Staff Published October 25, 2009

Microsoft is addressing security issues in the Beta 2 issue of its new IE8 browser, which is due next month.

Smart Screen is a filer, based on the Phishing Filter in IE7, and designed to screen out known phishing URLS, but with improved ability to analyze entire URL strings for phishing detection.

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The new beta will also have a feature warning users when they’ve downloaded from a site that’s passing malware.

There should also be a filter to prevent type-1 cross-site scripting attacks. These happen when a page from a malware site is swapped with a page from a compromised site without the user knowing.

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