When users run programs with limited user privileges, they are safer from attack than when they run with administrator privileges, because Windows can restrict the malicious code from taking damaging actions.
Microsoft will incorporate the new version of Internet Explorer into all new copies of Windows and also into the next version of the browser, IE 7, which will be available for Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 and as part of Windows Vista.
Other security related updates include an enhanced firewall and added security in Internet Explorer to protect against misuse of domain names with international characters in phishing scams. Microsoft on Monday released another preview version of...
The new browser also includes tabbed browsing and a search box on a more streamlined toolbar - concepts that should be familiar to users of Firefox, a rival browser distributed by the Mozilla Foundation.
Also, Internet Explorer 7, included with Vista, will prevent silent installs of malicious code by stopping the browser from writing data anywhere except in a temporary files folder without first seeking permission.
Microsoft on Thursday issued what it hopes will be the last test version of Internet Explorer 7 before the new browser is released later this year. Among the key enhancements are tabbed browsing, security enhancements and better compatibility with...