Secure IE 2003 also allows you to highlight text on the web page or add a sticky note and then save the web page locally for future reference. You can also organize sets of web sites into workspaces and save them together for research or organizational purposes.
I only had two problems or issues using this software and they were both pretty minor. In fact, the first one is really just personal preference and may not be a "problem" per se. In Internet Explorer I have hundreds of links categorized into folders. Those folders, as well as some individual links are placed at the top of my screen above the address bar for quick access. Secure IE wouldn't let me do that so I had to click through 2 or 3 levels of menus to find my links.
The other problem was that often when I would try to select another program like Outlook it would just refresh Secure IE. I had to click a program a couple times to get it to come up. I am not sure exactly what would cause this. I just know that I never had the problem before installing Secure IE 2003 and that it only happens when Secure IE 2003 has the current focus.
Overall I would recommend this product for many home users. While it is possible to set many of these configuration settings yourself (see How to Configure Internet Explorer Security), most users don't know or won't take the time to learn how to do it. Since many of these security settings are disabled by default a product like Secure IE 2003 can help get people on the right track to a safe and secure Web browsing experience.
One caveat I would add is that users would still need to ensure they stay up to date on any Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Internet Explorer vulnerabilities and patches. Secure IE 2003 does block most of the common methods of attacking your computer and running malicious code, but because it still relies on much of the capabilities of Windows and Internet Explorer it may be vulnerable to flaws in those products as well.
[EDIT August 5, 2003]
After writing this article I did discover one more problem. Secure IE 2003 does not include its own uninstall utility. After completing my review I wanted to remove the software and did so using the Windows Control Panel, Add & Remove Programs. The program was removed, but none of the file associations were returned to normal.
So, now when I click on Start I have an icon at the top of the Start Menu that says Internet, but it is sub-titled "Secure IE" and clicking on it brings up a box saying "Program Not Found" which asks you to browse for the executable. Clicking on links in emails now initiates my TaxCut 2002 installation executable for some reason. Double-clicking links in FeedReader does nothing instead of opening the link in a new Internet Explorer window the way it is supposed to.
Now I am off to manually change file type associations and registry entries to try and restore my system to the state it should be in.
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