Hi PA Bear:

The difference as I see it between IE8's Smart Screen (anti-phishing) Filter
and AVG's Safe Search is that you have to open the website with IE8 and then
check each individual website. Whereas with AVG's Safe Search it identifies
all websites listed applicable a search without having to open them and
individually check them.

This is a big difference unless I am missing something. You ought not have
to open a bad site and then check it to find out it's bad.

ColTom2

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP******.com> wrote in message
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In short, IE8's SmartScreen [anti-phishing] Filter replaces AVG's
Search-Shield & Active Surf-Shield, Norton WOT, and possibly McAfee Site
Advisor.

References:

The Data Privacy Imperative: IE 8 SmartScreen Protects Against
Identity-Stealing Malware:
http://blogs.technet.com/privacyimpe...g-malware.aspx

IEBlog: IE8 Security Part III: SmartScreen® Filter
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/200...en-filter.aspx

IEBlog: IE8 Security Part VIII: SmartScreen Filter...
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/200...te-update.aspx

MS Phishing Filter: Frequently Asked Questions:
https://smartscreen.microsoft.com/Ph...FilterFaq.aspx
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~PA Bear


ColTom2 wrote:
> Thanks PA Bear....I was just hoping someone might have a quick answer.
>
> Happy 4th!
>
> ColTom2
>
>
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP******.com> wrote in message
> news:uLNqRGD$JHA.3708@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Contact AVG Support or post in the AVG Free forum.
>
>
> ColTom2 wrote:
>> Hi:
>>
>> I have AVG 8.5.386 Free and IE 8.0.6001.18702 installed and cannot get
>> the
>> AVG Link Scanner Search Shield or Surf-Shield to display the status icon
>> beside each listed website. I also have also installed WOT add-on for IE
>> 8,
>> but nothing is displayed by the website either. Installed IE8 WOT add-on
>> shows as Enabled but does not display anything.
>>
>> Is there a current add-on for IE8 that will display their security
>> rating
>> icon for listed websites? I have Firefox 3.5 and both AVG and WOT
>> indicates
>> their respective security icon beside each website, but I have not been
>> able
>> to find a similar add-on for IE8.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> ColTom2