Comments on: Death of IE7 Phishing Filter Predicted http://adamstiles.com/2005/08/death_of_ie7_ph/ Recedite, plebes! Gero rem imperialem. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 11:43:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Kevin http://adamstiles.com/2005/08/death_of_ie7_ph/#comment-19 Kevin Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://adamstiles.com/?p=17#comment-19 <p>Interesting. I would definitely turn it off if it is sending a request every time. If it is stopping the page from loading until the response comes in, that would be such a pain. I'm on satellite internet (DirecWay), and the lag would be unlivable.</p> Interesting. I would definitely turn it off if it is sending a request every time. If it is stopping the page from loading until the response comes in, that would be such a pain. I’m on satellite internet (DirecWay), and the lag would be unlivable.

]]> By: Jim http://adamstiles.com/2005/08/death_of_ie7_ph/#comment-20 Jim Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://adamstiles.com/?p=17#comment-20 <p>> If its asynchronous, then the warning may not load until its too late.</p> <p>That's extremely unlikely though. Suppose the warning takes ten seconds to arrive (an extremely conservative guess) - is it likely that a user will be able to enter sensitive information before that time?<br /> </p> > If its asynchronous, then the warning may not load until its too late.

That’s extremely unlikely though. Suppose the warning takes ten seconds to arrive (an extremely conservative guess) - is it likely that a user will be able to enter sensitive information before that time?

]]> By: Adam http://adamstiles.com/2005/08/death_of_ie7_ph/#comment-21 Adam Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://adamstiles.com/?p=17#comment-21 <p>To Jim - you are correct, a warning that is 10 seconds late will still save many users. However, one of the great things about a client-side blocklist is that you stop users from downloading any content whatsoever from a site, including all kinds of malware. That's one major reason we do have a client-side blocklist in ScamAlarm, so we can stop people from getting keyloggers and other junk from phishing sites.</p> <p>Adam</p> To Jim - you are correct, a warning that is 10 seconds late will still save many users. However, one of the great things about a client-side blocklist is that you stop users from downloading any content whatsoever from a site, including all kinds of malware. That’s one major reason we do have a client-side blocklist in ScamAlarm, so we can stop people from getting keyloggers and other junk from phishing sites.

Adam

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