OK ? or something bad? Vista Security Discuss OK ? or something bad? in the Windows Vista forums; I boot up my computer today and noticed my web pages loading very slowly. I am on a HSI broadband connection and normal downloads run betwee 9.5 and 11 ...

[DaBear]

I boot up my computer today and noticed my web pages loading very slowly.

I am on a HSI broadband connection and normal downloads run betwee 9.5 and 11 Mb.

After running some tests that determined the speeds were OK --- modem signals were where they normally are, I noticed a little green icon at the bottom of the page . Clicking on it - it says "checking for phishing". I suppose thats ok -- but when I turned it off -- my web pages go back to loading at their normal speeds.

So the neophyte asks --- OK thing? or bad thing?

I am not a power user and my browsing activity is pretty much limited to sites I am use to and trust.

[Snuffy]

Phishing is what MS uses to scan every page to see if it contains malware, spyware, etc etc etc. Turn it OFF and have faster page loading...
then plz read what MS tells you about Phishing.. so you are informed..

Microsoft Phishing Filter at a GlanceRead an overview of the Phishing Filter included with Internet Explorer 7.0, including information on phishing, how the filter works, and how to avoid ...
http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/safe...at_glance.mspx - 10k

[DaBear]

Thanks Snuffy ---

[felix8406]

Microsoft is aware of the issue with the phishing utility. It's supposed to be fixed early next week through windows update.