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Hands-On: Internet Explorer 8

by Terrence O'Brien on March 21, 2009 at 05:57 PM

IE8 -- Better than IE7, But Not Much Else

Let's start with the good. Fortunately, IE8 continues to improve on its security. Microsoft tweaked many of the features found in IE7 and added a few tricks of its own -- most noticeably, domain name highlighting (which makes it easier to tell if you're on a spoof or phishing site), bright red warning pages, and a private mode that prevents Web pages from tracking where you are browsing. IE8 also introduces fine-grain control over ActiveX, which was a major security problem in IE6.


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