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#1 User is offline   daniel1972 Icon

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Posted 21 April 2007 - 05:28 AM

I love software products that feature in-depths security without affecting user experience. The usual trade-off these days is to go for security in favor of convenience.I am listing 3 products that are both secure and convenient to use.1. Internet Explorer 7 on Vista. It runs by default in a sandbox with very limited access to the computers files or settings. Even if an attacker takes control of IE7 she/he wont be able to access your sensitive files. [url]http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/features/details/IE7protectedmode.mspx2. McAfee SiteAdvisor. It shows instantly site rating in searches without interfering at all with my browsing habit. You can see instantly if a site is worth your attention or not. [url]http://www.siteadvisor.com/3. Web Replay password manager. A complementary anti-phising protection to the built-in protection offered by browsers. It memorizes the sites where you are required to type a user and a password and fills out your passwords only at matching sites. Automate repetitive filling forms on web pages even when they spread on multiple pages like new login forms on financial sites. [url]http://www.deskperience.com/webreplay_
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Posted 22 April 2007 - 08:47 PM

If you actually cared about security not affecting user experience you should be using some variant of linux.....OMG!! I Windows programs that actually have restricted access....There's something called access levels and permissions that other OSes have had for decades....
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Posted 22 April 2007 - 09:03 PM

Please be respectful
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Posted 23 April 2007 - 08:47 AM

Thanks for the idea daniel!
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