How to Manually Check a Website with SmartScreen Filter in Internet Explorer
Information
SmartScreen Filter is a feature in
IE8,
IE9, and
IE10 that helps detect phishing websites, and can also help protect you from installing malicious software or malware.
This tutorial will show you how manually check the safety of websites with
SmartScreen Filter in
IE8,
IE9, or
IE10.
Here's How:
1. In IE8, IE9, or IE10 open the website in a tab that you want to check the safety of, and do
step 2 or 3 below.
NOTE: In Windows 8, this would only apply to the IE10 desktop version, and not the IE10 Metro (Windows UI) version.
2. Click/tap on
Tools on the
Menu bar,
SmartScreen Filter, and
Check this website, then go to
step 4 below. (see screenshot below)
3. Click/tap on the
gear icon at the top right, click/tap on
Safety, and
Check this website, then go to
step 4 below. (see screenshot below)
4. If prompted, click/tap on
OK to submit the website address to be checked. (see screenshot below)
5. You will now get a report on the safety of that website. When finished, click/tap on
OK. (see screenshot below)
That's it,
Shawn