Away from "phishing"
heard of "phishing" do the most simple example:? There are criminals mimic real bank site made a exactly the same, and then lie to you via e-mail or other means to log in and enter Bank account number and password, the result... - This is the most typical "phishing website", also known as counterfeit website. Of course, not only this way, but also more crises that you never imagined or felt are slowly approaching... Don't be afraid now! IE8 can help us in various ways to avoid entering the danger, step by step. anti-phishing
first step:! certain website URL appears to be no problem, but due to the development of network technology, there is no guarantee that is true, commonly used method is to see cross-site attacks, This type of attack can be avoided by turning on the XSS filter feature. Select the menu "Tools→Internet Options", switch to the "Security" option, click the "Custom Level" button, select "Enable XSS Filter" under "Script" and select "Enable", which is enabled by default.
Step Two: To avoid malicious websites as possible, IE8.0 comes with SmartScreen Filter, to apply the current URL with Microsoft database Web site for comparison, if it is found it will pop up sites caveat. Click "Security → SmartScreen Filter → Open SmartScreen Filter..." on the toolbar, which is also enabled by default. If you find a malicious website while surfing the Internet, you can choose to report the unsafe website and report the malicious website to the Microsoft database to prevent others from being fooled.
Plug-round management
Admittedly, many plug-ins can enhance the function of IE, but the overall security risk Some plug-ins will give IE, making it possible to spread to our entire system. Therefore, it is very important to strengthen the management of the plugin.
Tips: In general, when we open a website, to identify whether security will generally see the front part of the URL can be the first part of the URL is somewhat secure, it is likely that the real connection behind URL. If you encounter such a URL, IE 8.0 will automatically identify the real URL of the link, and will display it in high black, the rest of the URL is gray.
select the menu "Tools → Manage Add-ons" dialog box appears, click the "Toolbars and Extensions" option, where you can see all kinds of IE plug-in, after that do not require plug-ins is selected, single Just click the "Disable" button below.
Tips: If you feel Windows7 start slow, you can click "Start" button, type in the "search box" msconfig to open the "System Configuration" screen, switch to the "Start" option, deselect Some useless or suspected items, click the "OK" button and restart the computer as prompted. Some malicious tools are often stationed in the startup, and everyone remembers to check the startup items frequently.
comes with a firewall
with good WindowsXp system from the beginning built firewall, but it has been ignored by everyone. In Windows 7, the firewall has been enhanced, and ordinary users can use it to defend against external attacks. When there is software in the system trying to connect to the network, the firewall will pop up the "Windows Security Alert" window, adding the first "protection network" to the system. .
first step: Go to Control Panel, click "System and Security" button to switch between windows, click the "Windows Firewall" to enter the firewall settings interface. Click the "Allow programs or functions through Windows Firewall" dialog box on the left to view which programs or functions on the machine are connected to the network. Deselecting a program will prevent it from connecting to the network. If the desired program to connect to the network does not appear in the list, click "Allow another program to run..." and select the startup file for the corresponding program.
Tip: If there are multiple network environments, can also be selected after the program, so that it could be connected to a network in a particular environment. For some unsafe programs, click the "Delete" button to remove from the list of programs.
Step Two: Click the "Change notification settings" button, where you can set to block all programs connected to the network. Click the "Turn Windows Firewall on or off" button to turn off or turn on Windows Firewall. If you use a third-party firewall, you can turn off Windows Firewall. Click the Restore Defaults button to restore your Windows firewall to its original state.
refused to share resources "leakage"
at the computer in the LAN, in order to facilitate the use of resources, often sharing settings. After network discovery is enabled in Windows 7, it is not only easy to discover other shared resources on the network, but also exposes itself to the shared network. Therefore, when resources sharing is not needed for a long time, it is best to temporarily disable the network discovery function.
Go to Control Panel, click "Network and Internet" button to switch the window, then click the "Network and Sharing Center" button to enter the Setup Center, click "Change advanced sharing settings" dialog box appears, select "Network Under "Discover Network Discovery", click the "Save Changes" button.
Tips: Run as Administrator command prompt, enter the following command:
NetConfigServer /hidden: Yes. After 30 minutes, Windows 2000/XP computer users will not be able to see our computer in My Network Places.
write In addition to the deployment settings, personal computer use habits are also very important, such as in the final safety protection system: not browse or search for information unhealthy, do not install software of unknown origin ....... Doing this well, the chances of a computer being infected with a virus will be greatly reduced, and Windows 7 will be more secure.
so, and then finally, I can be very proud to tell you, Win7 is still very safe.