Internet Explorer 7 (IE7)

Following my earlier posting (see here)  highlighting the continuing problems of phishing attacks, Microsoft has now released an upgrade to its web browser Internet Explorer, the first upgrade for more than five years. The new version is available as a free download from Microsoft and will be included as an automatic update to Microsoft XP from November 06.

Amongst many new features will be an anti-fraud system that changes the colour of the address bar to red when a user visits a known phishing site. Additional warnings will pop-up if the user strays onto sites displaying suspicious activity such as unusual or inconsistent URLs.

You can read more at the BBC news services.