SmartScreen Filter:
- Checks Web sites against a dynamically updated list of reported phishing and sites.
- Checks software downloads against a dynamically updated list of reported malicious software sites.
- Helps prevent you from visiting phishing Web sites and other Web sites that contain malware that can lead to identity theft.
corporate computer administrators and individual users can add websites to their list of trusted sites, and then turn SmartScreen Filter off for all websites in the Trusted sites security zone.
To add a website to your list of trusted websites and turn SmartScreen Filter off for that site
1.Open Internet Explorer by clicking the Start button , and then clicking Internet Explorer.
2.Navigate to the website that you want to add to the list of trusted sites.
3.Click the Tools button, and then click Internet Options.
4.Click the Security tab, and then click Trusted sites.
5.Click the Sites button.
The website address should appear in the Add this website to the zone box.
6.If the site is not a secure site (HTTPS), clear the Require server verification (https:) for all sites in this zone check box.
7.Click Add, and then click Close.
8.On the Security tab, click Custom level.
9.In the Security Settings dialog box, scroll to find Use SmartScreen Filter, and then click Disable.
10.Click OK, and then click OK again.
To turn off SmartScreen Filter, follow these steps:
1.Open Internet Explorer by clicking the Start button , and then clicking Internet Explorer.
2.Click the Safety button, point to SmartScreen Filter, and then click Turn Off SmartScreen Filter.
3.In the Microsoft SmartScreen Filter dialog box, click OK.