Internet Explorer 8 Technology Overview for Enterprise and IT Professionals

Overview

Internet Explorer 8 builds on the Phishing Filter technology introduced in Internet Explorer 7 which was designed to warn users when they attempt to visit known-phishing sites, and replaces it in Internet Explorer 8 with the SmartScreen Filter that helps protect against phishing Web sites, other deceptive sites, and sites known to distribute malware. The SmartScreen Filter improves upon the Phishing Filter in many ways by providing improved user interface, faster performance, new heuristics and enhanced telemetry, anti-malware support, improved group policy support, etc.