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Clean Up and Secure Internet Explorer 8

Degunking Checklist:

Use Compatibility View

Remove toolbars

Improve performance with rarely used tweaks

Manage add-ons and disable those you don’t use

Review privacy and security settings

Delete cookies, temporary Internet files, AutoFill data, and more

Explore InPrivate Browsing

Organize Favorites

Explore alternative browsers

Windows 7 comes with Internet Explorer included, and most Windows 7 users will use it to surf the Web. In fact, it’s the most popular browser in the world. Internet Explorer 8 has lots of security features with cryptic names, including Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Filter, SmartScreen, click-jacking prevention, and Data Execution Prevention (among others). There’s no need to understand what all of these things do; they are running in the background, protecting you and your computer from all kinds of threats—from phishing, to malware, to preventing web sites from tricking you into clicking malicious links.