IE9 SmartScreen Filter - On or Off?

Should the IE9 SmartScreen filter be turned off if you have NIS11?  I don't think it is exactly the same as the IE8 SmartScreen filter.

Should the IE9 SmartScreen filter be turned off if you have NIS11?  I don't think it is exactly the same as the IE8 SmartScreen filter.

What different between IE8 Smart Screen and IE9 Smart Screen Filter.

If I had a nickle for everytime I read on these boards disable IE8 Smart Screen Filter as it will conflict with Norton. 

I'd have allot of nickles. :smileyhappy:

So, IE9 Smart Screen Filter is OK unless I notice a problem :smileysurprised:


bjm_ wrote:

What different between IE8 Smart Screen and IE9 Smart Screen Filter.

If I had a nickle for everytime I read on these boards disable IE8 Smart Screen Filter as it will conflict with Norton. 

I'd have allot of nickles. :smileyhappy:

So, IE9 Smart Screen Filter is OK unless I notice a problem :smileysurprised:


 

Are you saying that the SmartScreen filter should be turned on for IE8?  I thought the consensus of the experts here was to turn it off.


car825 wrote:

bjm_ wrote:

What different between IE8 Smart Screen and IE9 Smart Screen Filter.

If I had a nickle for everytime I read on these boards disable IE8 Smart Screen Filter as it will conflict with Norton. 

I'd have allot of nickles. :smileyhappy:

So, IE9 Smart Screen Filter is OK unless I notice a problem :smileysurprised:


 

Are you saying that the SmartScreen filter should be turned on for IE8?  I thought the consensus of the experts here was to turn it off.


HI Car825,

 

You will find some difference of opinion on this but in general most of us (myself included) believe that it is OK provided you don't see any problems such as slow page loading or other browser issues.

 

In fact the following post from a Symantec employee also condones the use of smart screen filter.

 

http://community.norton.com/t5/Norton-Internet-Security-Norton/Bank-of-America-security-screen/m-p/413188/message-uid/413188/highlight/true#U413188

 

Hope this helps.

 

Best wishes.

Allen


AllenM wrote:

car825 wrote:

bjm_ wrote:

What different between IE8 Smart Screen and IE9 Smart Screen Filter.

If I had a nickle for everytime I read on these boards disable IE8 Smart Screen Filter as it will conflict with Norton. 

I'd have allot of nickles. :smileyhappy:

So, IE9 Smart Screen Filter is OK unless I notice a problem :smileysurprised:


 

Are you saying that the SmartScreen filter should be turned on for IE8?  I thought the consensus of the experts here was to turn it off.


HI Car825,

 

You will find some difference of opinion on this but in general most of us (myself included) believe that it is OK provided you don't see any problems such as slow page loading or other browser issues.

 

In fact the following post from a Symantec employee also condones the use of smart screen filter.

 

http://community.norton.com/t5/Norton-Internet-Security-Norton/Bank-of-America-security-screen/m-p/413188/message-uid/413188/highlight/true#U413188

 

Hope this helps.

 

Best wishes.

Allen


In that post the Symantec employee was advising someone with Symantec Antivirus Corporate Edition. Does that product have Safe Web?  if not, the advice might not apply to someone with NIS11.


car825 wrote:

In that post the Symantec employee was advising someone with Symantec Antivirus Corporate Edition. Does that product have Safe Web?  if not, the advice might not apply to someone with NIS11.


Hi car825,

 

To my knowledge Symantec Antivirus Corporate edition does include anti phishing. Please see this link.

 

Safe web is not included but this is not the same thing as anti phishing, though it can help steer you away from sites which might have phishing.

 

If you search on the forum you will find somewhat differing opinions on the use of the smart screen filter but you will find many long time Norton product experts who agree that if it does not cause a problem it is fine to use alongside NIS.

 

The smart screen filter primarily works by comparing the website in question against a known list of phishing websites although there is some level of real time analysis.

 

I am not yet familiar with the changes (fi any)  to smart screen filter in IE 9 so I cannot speak specifically to that combination.

 

There is also certainly not a problem if you wish to turn the smart screen filter off since NIS does of course include anti-phishing.

 

Best wishes.

Allen

I run with the Smart Screen filter off by personal choice as I can't see the point in duplicating services.  It is easily tested on your own machine, without causing any harm.  It can be turned off and on quite easily.

 


car825 wrote:
Are you saying that the SmartScreen filter should be turned on for IE8?  No  I thought the consensus of the experts here was to turn it off. That's what I thought.  Smart Screen Filter ~ Off

 

Two real time phisherman trying to catch the same phish.... you know the rest of the story. 

We're not having fish for dinner :smileyhappy:

I recall a respected contributor offered that IE8 Smart Screen (Anti-Phishing) utilized real time active heuristics ... and as such would conflict with Norton Anti-Phishing.   Firefox in contrast employs passive sigs for Anti-Phishing/Malware.  So, it was OK to enable FF Anti-Phish/Malware but, to disable IE8 Smart Screen.  

Based upon what I've read on these boards.  That's how I run.  I presumed IE9 would follow. 

Thanks for posting the Topic. 

I've been wanting to ask if there were any new security functions in IE9 and/or Firefox4 that may/will conflict with Norton. 

Thanks again for opening the dialog.  Now, based upon the info offered is this Topic .... IDK  On or Off ? :smileyindifferent:


Hi Bjm,

 

Smart screen filter on or off - personal choice. I don't use it simply because I trust the anti phishing capabilities of NIS more. NIS is designed to work with IE so for many people it does not cause any problems. I have seen some report anomalies and it is common in those cases for us to recommend turning OFF the smart screen filter. If it is not causing any issues being ON then no need to worry about it.

 

On the quesiton of Smart screen filter you will find differing opinions with some experts saying leave it on, some say off and some say personal choice. I fall in the latter camp - if you want to have it on and it does not cause any issues then I don't see any problem with it. :smileywink:

 

Best wishes.

Allen

@ Topic et al

car825 started the Topic with << Should the IE9 SmartScreen filter be turned off if you have NIS11? I don't think it is exactly the same as the IE8 SmartScreen filter.>>

I should have asked car825 what differs between IE8 v IE9 SmartScreen filter?

Sans any info to the contrary.  I'll presume IE9 SmartScreen filter is the same as IE8.

I hope the Topic has progressed to help answer car825

Thanks to all

 

 

 


bjm_ wrote:

 


car825 wrote:
Are you saying that the SmartScreen filter should be turned on for IE8?  No  I thought the consensus of the experts here was to turn it off. That's what I thought.  Smart Screen Filter ~ Off

 

Two real time phisherman trying to catch the same phish.... you know the rest of the story. 

We're not having fish for dinner :smileyhappy:

I recall a respected contributor offered that IE8 Smart Screen (Anti-Phishing) utilized real time active heuristics ... and as such would conflict with Norton Anti-Phishing.   Firefox in contrast employs passive sigs for Anti-Phishing/Malware.  So, it was OK to enable FF Anti-Phish/Malware but, to disable IE8 Smart Screen.  

Based upon what I've read on these boards.  That's how I run.  I presumed IE9 would follow. 

Thanks for posting the Topic. 

I've been wanting to ask if there were any new security functions in IE9 and/or Firefox4 that may/will conflict with Norton. 

Thanks again for opening the dialog.  Now, based upon the info offered is this Topic .... IDK  On or Off ? :smileyindifferent:



The SmartScreen filter in IE9 now has an application reputation feature.  I believe it is tied into the new download manager.  Is that more overlap with NIS11?

 


car825 wrote:

The SmartScreen filter in IE9 now has an application reputation feature.  I believe it is tied into the new download manager.  Is that more overlap with NIS11


Thanks car825.  I just now read SendOfJive message re IE9 SmartScreen filter here.

 

re Is that more overlap with NIS11

Hopefully the dialog will continue and we'll both find out. :smileysurprised:


bjm_ wrote:

 


car825 wrote:

The SmartScreen filter in IE9 now has an application reputation feature.  I believe it is tied into the new download manager.  Is that more overlap with NIS11


Thanks car825.  I just now read SendOfJive message re IE9 SmartScreen filter here.

 

re Is that more overlap with NIS11

Hopefully the dialog will continue and we'll both find out. :smileysurprised:


It may be good to continue the discussion here if only to answer the question in the subject line.  Clearly, the IE9 SmartScreen filter is different than IE8 with potentially more overlap with NIS.  So the on/off advice for IE9 SmartScreen may be different than IE8 once people have had a chance to digest the new IE9 application reputation feature.

It may still be difficult to answer definitively due to other add-ons that users may have loaded.  No two machines are exactly alike.  Sometimes it is a best guess scenario based on the majority, or a try it and see, and add the info to the forum.


delphinium wrote:

It may still be difficult to answer definitively due to other add-ons that users may have loaded.  No two machines are exactly alike.  Sometimes it is a best guess scenario based on the majority, or a try it and see, and add the info to the forum.


How effective is the new IE9 application reputation feature vs. the comparable NIS functionality?