WIN8 Integrated SmartScreen upgrade feature protection

In Win8 default state, the system sends user downloads and installed application information to the server and then collects application evaluations. Common, legitimate applications run automatically, and WIN8 prevents the application from running if SmartScreen does not have information about the application.

When a user attempts to load an SmartScreen application, the WIN8 system automatically prompts for the message "Windows has protected your computer" and pauses the application's operation. If the user determines that the application that is about to be opened is safe, click the "Still to run" button and the system will allow the program to run, and if not, select "Do not run".

Diagram: Win8 system SmartScreen Filter prevents suspicious applications

In IE browser, when we look at a Web page, the SmartScreen filter that runs in the background can analyze the page and determine if there are any features that might be questionable. Once a suspicious web page is found, the SmartScreen filter will immediately display a prompt message reminding the user to handle it carefully. In addition, the SmartScreen filter checks the site visited and the files downloaded from the network against the dynamic list of the most recently reported phishing sites and malicious software sites. Once the SmartScreen filter finds a match, a red warning is displayed informing the user that the site has been blocked.

Icon: IE browser SmartScreen Filter alerts suspicious Web site

About privacy issues

Because SmartScreen will send part of the application's information to a Microsoft server to see if it is safe, some users are concerned that this feature may violate privacy.

To address this issue, Microsoft has issued a special statement, said SmartScreen's main function is to protect the system security, not to build users run the application database. The statement reads: "We can confirm that Microsoft is not going to create a database of user IP addresses and user program usage." As with all online services, getting an IP address is necessary to link to a Microsoft server, but we will periodically delete the information. As our privacy Statement points out, we will take steps in the background to protect the privacy of the user. We do not use this data to contact users or send ads, and we do not disclose this data to third parties. ”

The SmartScreen Filter feature in the WIN8 system is an effective security protection feature that can help users who lack security awareness to block the intrusion of malicious programs, but it may also affect the smooth experience of some applications running. You can also choose not to use this feature if you have confidence in your system's security capabilities. Let's take a look at the relevant setup methods below.

Set up WIN8 system SmartScreen

Touch screen users can use their fingers from the right edge of the screen to move to the middle, from the Super button menu to select "Search", and then select "Settings" category, keyboard users can press the "win+w" shortcut keys, into the Win8 "set search." When you enter "Smart" in the search box, the search results for "Change SmartScreen Filter Settings" appear immediately to the left.

Click "Change SmartScreen Filter Settings" to go directly to Win8 's operations center and select the "Change SmartScreen Filter Settings" text option on the left.

You can also press the shortcut key "Win+x" to open the Win8 Quick Link menu and select "Control Panel-Action Center-Change Windows SmartScreen Filter Settings" To enter the settings interface.

The Windows SmartScreen Settings page for the WIN8 system has three options, which are the default "require administrator approval before running an unrecognized application from the Internet" and "warn before running an unrecognized application from the Internet," However, administrator approval is not required and no action is performed (Turn off SmartScreen Filter).

Friends who want to turn off the WIN8 system SmartScreen Filter feature can choose a third option here, but for security reasons, it is recommended that you enable the SmartScreen filter.