I reluctantly upgraded to IE7. I'm sorry I did. Every time I launch it, it
complains that it doesn't like my security settings. About every third page
I visit, it complains that it doesn't like my security settings. About every
fifth page, it offers to check to see if it's a registered phishing site. I
am not a seven year old child, nor am I a moron. My security settings are as
they are for a reason, and I'm not going to change them because Microsoft
doesn't like them. I can recognize a phishing site without the "benefit" of
my browser playing nanny. Is there any way to turn the bleeding warnings
off, or should I just give up on IE and go to Firefox?

A small update - it is now telling me via the information bar that it doesn't
like my security settings ON EVERY SINGLE PAGE. And no, I haven't changed
anything since my last post.

Since I forgot: running XP Home SP2.

"Diane_" wrote:

> I reluctantly upgraded to IE7. I'm sorry I did. Every time I launch it, it
> complains that it doesn't like my security settings. About every third page
> I visit, it complains that it doesn't like my security settings. About every
> fifth page, it offers to check to see if it's a registered phishing site. I
> am not a seven year old child, nor am I a moron. My security settings are as
> they are for a reason, and I'm not going to change them because Microsoft
> doesn't like them. I can recognize a phishing site without the "benefit" of
> my browser playing nanny. Is there any way to turn the bleeding warnings
> off, or should I just give up on IE and go to Firefox?

Diana:

You are probably the only person in the world who "can recognize a
phishing site without the "benefit" of my browser playing nanny." Did
you know that phishing is one of the most serious threats on the
internet? There is an entire industry devoted to fighting it. If you are
able to reliably and consistently detect phishing sites on your own we
would love to know how you do it.

---
Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

Diane_ wrote:
> I reluctantly upgraded to IE7. I'm sorry I did. Every time I launch it, it
> complains that it doesn't like my security settings. About every third page
> I visit, it complains that it doesn't like my security settings. About every
> fifth page, it offers to check to see if it's a registered phishing site. I
> am not a seven year old child, nor am I a moron. My security settings are as
> they are for a reason, and I'm not going to change them because Microsoft
> doesn't like them. I can recognize a phishing site without the "benefit" of
> my browser playing nanny. Is there any way to turn the bleeding warnings
> off, or should I just give up on IE and go to Firefox?

Does this behavior persist if you start IE7 in No Add-ons mode? To start
IE7 in No Add-ons mode:

1. Right-click on the blue IE desktop icon and select Start without Add-ons;

2. Start > (All) Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Internet Explorer
(No add-ons).

More:

Troubleshooting and Internet Explorer’s (No Add-ons) Mode:
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/07/25/678113.aspx

Does the problem persist if you Reset IE7 Settings (RIES)?
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923737

--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.org

Diane_ wrote:
> A small update - it is now telling me via the information bar that it
> doesn't like my security settings ON EVERY SINGLE PAGE. And no, I haven't
> changed anything since my last post.
>
> Since I forgot: running XP Home SP2.
>
> "Diane_" wrote:
>
>> I reluctantly upgraded to IE7. I'm sorry I did. Every time I launch it,
>> it complains that it doesn't like my security settings. About every
>> third
>> page I visit, it complains that it doesn't like my security settings.
>> About every fifth page, it offers to check to see if it's a registered
>> phishing site. I am not a seven year old child, nor am I a moron. My
>> security settings are as they are for a reason, and I'm not going to
>> change them because Microsoft doesn't like them. I can recognize a
>> phishing site without the "benefit" of my browser playing nanny. Is
>> there
>> any way to turn the bleeding warnings off, or should I just give up on IE
>> and go to Firefox?

My dear Mr. Grey,

I don't think it takes a genius to realize that a bank website that asks for
your account number and PIN to log in is probably not legitimate. I don't
think it takes any particular intelligence to notice that the URL of the site
you're visiting does not correspond to that of the real site. All it takes
is a bit of experience with the Internet and a bit of suspicion. I do not
know anyone who has been taken in by a phish who was not either very new to
the Internet or, forgive me, pretty much a complete moron. I also don't
appreciate your tone - but then, this is the Internet. Smug
pseudointelligence is rather the norm.

But gosh, thanks for your "help".

"Leonard Grey" wrote:

> Diana:
>
> You are probably the only person in the world who "can recognize a
> phishing site without the "benefit" of my browser playing nanny." Did
> you know that phishing is one of the most serious threats on the
> internet? There is an entire industry devoted to fighting it. If you are
> able to reliably and consistently detect phishing sites on your own we
> would love to know how you do it.
>
> ---
> Leonard Grey
> Errare humanum est
>
> Diane_ wrote:
> > I reluctantly upgraded to IE7. I'm sorry I did. Every time I launch it, it
> > complains that it doesn't like my security settings. About every third page
> > I visit, it complains that it doesn't like my security settings. About every
> > fifth page, it offers to check to see if it's a registered phishing site. I
> > am not a seven year old child, nor am I a moron. My security settings are as
> > they are for a reason, and I'm not going to change them because Microsoft
> > doesn't like them. I can recognize a phishing site without the "benefit" of
> > my browser playing nanny. Is there any way to turn the bleeding warnings
> > off, or should I just give up on IE and go to Firefox?
>

As far as I know, I don't have any add-ons, but perhaps I don't really
understand what that means. I'll give it a try. Thank you.

"PA Bear" wrote:

> Does this behavior persist if you start IE7 in No Add-ons mode? To start
> IE7 in No Add-ons mode:
>
> 1. Right-click on the blue IE desktop icon and select Start without Add-ons;
>
> 2. Start > (All) Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Internet Explorer
> (No add-ons).
>
> More:
>
> Troubleshooting and Internet Explorer’s (No Add-ons) Mode:
> http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/07/25/678113.aspx
>
> Does the problem persist if you Reset IE7 Settings (RIES)?
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923737
>
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
> AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.org
>
> Diane_ wrote:
> > A small update - it is now telling me via the information bar that it
> > doesn't like my security settings ON EVERY SINGLE PAGE. And no, I haven't
> > changed anything since my last post.
> >
> > Since I forgot: running XP Home SP2.
> >
> > "Diane_" wrote:
> >
> >> I reluctantly upgraded to IE7. I'm sorry I did. Every time I launch it,
> >> it complains that it doesn't like my security settings. About every
> >> third
> >> page I visit, it complains that it doesn't like my security settings.
> >> About every fifth page, it offers to check to see if it's a registered
> >> phishing site. I am not a seven year old child, nor am I a moron. My
> >> security settings are as they are for a reason, and I'm not going to
> >> change them because Microsoft doesn't like them. I can recognize a
> >> phishing site without the "benefit" of my browser playing nanny. Is
> >> there
> >> any way to turn the bleeding warnings off, or should I just give up on IE
> >> and go to Firefox?
>
>

I tried it. It made no difference to the security warnings. The only
difference I noticed was that, when I tried to post the results here, I was
told that I had to enable ActiveX controls to browse the forums. So, I
suppose I was right - I didn't understand "add-ons". It would never have
occurred to me to class ActiveX controls that way, although it does make
sense. So, I learned something, anyway.

I'll check out the links you provided. Even if they don't work, I do
appreciate your trying.

"Diane_" wrote:

> As far as I know, I don't have any add-ons, but perhaps I don't really
> understand what that means. I'll give it a try. Thank you.
>
> "PA Bear" wrote:
>
> > Does this behavior persist if you start IE7 in No Add-ons mode? To start
> > IE7 in No Add-ons mode:
> >
> > 1. Right-click on the blue IE desktop icon and select Start without Add-ons;
> >
> > 2. Start > (All) Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Internet Explorer
> > (No add-ons).
> >
> > More:
> >
> > Troubleshooting and Internet Explorer’s (No Add-ons) Mode:
> > http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/07/25/678113.aspx
> >
> > Does the problem persist if you Reset IE7 Settings (RIES)?
> > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923737
> >
> > --
> > ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> > MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
> > AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.org
> >
> > Diane_ wrote:
> > > A small update - it is now telling me via the information bar that it
> > > doesn't like my security settings ON EVERY SINGLE PAGE. And no, I haven't
> > > changed anything since my last post.
> > >
> > > Since I forgot: running XP Home SP2.
> > >
> > > "Diane_" wrote:
> > >
> > >> I reluctantly upgraded to IE7. I'm sorry I did. Every time I launch it,
> > >> it complains that it doesn't like my security settings. About every
> > >> third
> > >> page I visit, it complains that it doesn't like my security settings.
> > >> About every fifth page, it offers to check to see if it's a registered
> > >> phishing site. I am not a seven year old child, nor am I a moron. My
> > >> security settings are as they are for a reason, and I'm not going to
> > >> change them because Microsoft doesn't like them. I can recognize a
> > >> phishing site without the "benefit" of my browser playing nanny. Is
> > >> there
> > >> any way to turn the bleeding warnings off, or should I just give up on IE
> > >> and go to Firefox?
> >
> >