Fixing Internet Explorer

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The most reputable source of information for this used to be at http://www.spywareinfo.com/articles/hijacked/prevent.php , but as you can see by going there, that article has been replaced by a newer one found here (http://www.spywareinfo.com/articles/vmware/baintro.php) that has a very different attitude towards IE.

If you're a die-hard IE user, the latest version of the old article can be found here (http://web.archive.org/web/20050309003927/http://www.spywareinfo.com/articles/hijacked/prevent.php).

This page (http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic1628.html) provides the following short list of simple steps to make Internet Explorer more secure:

  1. From within Internet Explorer click on the Tools menu and then click on Options.
  2. Click once on the Security tab
  3. Click once on the Internet icon so it becomes highlighted.
  4. Click once on the Custom Level button.
        1. Change the Download signed ActiveX controls to Prompt
        2. Change the Download unsigned ActiveX controls to Disable
        3. Change the Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe to Disable
        4. Change the Installation of desktop items to Prompt
        5. Change the Launching programs and files in an IFRAME to Prompt
        6. Change the Navigate sub-frames across different domains to Prompt
        7. When all these settings have been made, click on the OK button.
        8. If it prompts you as to whether or not you want to save the settings, press the Yes button.
  5. Next press the Apply button and then the OK to exit the Internet Properties page.