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Internet Explorer SmartScreen Filter - Report Unsafe Website

How to Report a Unsafe Website with IE8 or IE9 SmartScreen Filter
Published by Brink
03-07-2011
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How to Report a Unsafe Website with IE8 or IE9 SmartScreen Filter

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This will show you how to either report a website as unsafe or report a website flagged as unsafe as safe with IE8 or IE9 SmartScreen Filter.






OPTION ONE

To Report Unsafe Website with SmartScreen Filter
1. In IE8 or IE9, open the website in a tab that you want to report as being unsafe.

2. Click on Tools on the Menu bar, SmartScreen Filter, and Report unsafe website. (see screenshot below)
Internet Explorer SmartScreen Filter - Report Unsafe Website-report-1a.jpg

A) Go to step 4.
OR

3. Click on the gear icon at the top right, click on Safety, and Check this website. (see screenshot below)
Internet Explorer SmartScreen Filter - Report Unsafe Website-report-1b.jpg
4. A new Internet Explorer window will open to a Microsoft webpage for you to fill out to report the website as unsafe. When finished, click on the Submit button. (see screenshot below)
Internet Explorer SmartScreen Filter - Report Unsafe Website-report-2.jpg



OPTION TWO

To Report a Website Flagged as Unsafe by SmartScreen Filter as Safe

NOTE: This option is if you get a SmartScreen Filter warning page that website that you know is safe has been flagged as unsafe, and you would like to report that the website is actually safe.
1. In the warning page, click on More information to expand it. (see screenshot below)
Internet Explorer SmartScreen Filter - Report Unsafe Website-unsafe_website.jpg
2. Click on the Report that this site does not contain threats link. (see screenshot above)

3. A new Internet Explorer window will open to a Microsoft webpage for you to fill out to report the website as safe. When finished, click on the Submit button. (see screenshot below)
Internet Explorer SmartScreen Filter - Report Unsafe Website-report_safe.jpg
That's it,
Shawn




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03-07-2011   #1
Orbital Shark


 
 


Another fine piece of work Shawn

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03-07-2011   #2
Brink


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Thank you Jeff.
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03-07-2011   #3
Golden


Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1, LinuxMint 9 LTS x64, Debian 6, Ubuntu 10.04 LTS x64
 
 


Very timely Brink, nice one.
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03-07-2011   #4
Brink


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Thank you Golden.
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